No. 254 in Vietnamese
di
"Di" means "go" or "move" in English.
In a sentence
Tôi đi đến trường mỗi sáng.
I go to school every morning.
In this sentence, 'đi' is used as the verb 'to go', indicating movement or travel to a location.
Chúng ta hãy đi dạo trong công viên.
Let's take a walk in the park.
Here, 'đi' is part of the phrase 'đi dạo', meaning 'to take a walk', a common expression in Vietnamese.
Cô ấy bảo tôi đi làm việc ngay lập tức.
She told me to start working immediately.
In this context, 'đi' follows the verb 'làm việc' (to work), adding a nuance of immediacy or continuity.
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