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Used to ask for a selection or choice among options.
Bạn muốn uống gì nào?
What would you like to drink?
Mình đi đâu chơi nào?
Where should we go?
Often used at the end of questions to soften tone or invite agreement.
Used to emphasize a question or express surprise.
Sao lại thế nào?
How come? / What happened?
Nó thế nào rồi?
How is it now?
Can imply concern or curiosity about a situation.
Used in exclamations to express surprise or disbelief.
Nào, thật không?
Really? / No way!
Similar to 'what' or 'how' in English exclamations.
Add 'nào' at the end of questions to make them sound more polite or friendly. E.g., 'Bạn muốn ăn gì nào?' (What would you like to eat?) instead of 'Bạn muốn ăn gì?' (What do you want to eat?).
Use 'nào' after interrogative words (e.g., 'gì', 'đâu', 'khi') to specify choices. E.g., 'Cái gì nào?' (Which thing?), 'Ở đâu nào?' (Where exactly?).
From Old Chinese *náw (哪), cognate with Mandarin 哪 (nǎ), Cantonese 呢 (ne1), and Thai ไหน (nǎi).
1. 'Nào' is versatile and used in questions, exclamations, and sometimes statements to seek clarification or express surprise. 2. It often appears at the end of questions for politeness or to invite agreement. 3. Avoid overusing it in formal writing; replace with more specific interrogative words (e.g., 'khi nào' for 'when').