d a i y

d đ / ai ay ây – 2x3 = 6

⟨âi⟩ is invalid

	d	đ
a	dai day	đai đay
â	dây	đây

Words you should learn — 8

Ordered by how likely you will hear & say them.

this place, this thing, here	đây	Extremely common
teach	dạy	Extremely common. Occasionally dạy học.
long (object & duration); non-stop (adverb)	dài	Extremely common
push (a door; opp. kéo, lôi), shove, thrust	đẩy	Commonly seen on doors.
rope, string	dây	Common, useful
wake up (thức dậy), to rise	dậy	Very common
big, large (大); [also: randomly, irresponsibly]	đại	Rare but part of “university”, trường đại học
that place, that thing, there Wiktionary	đấy	Tonic mutation of đây

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All words

day

day	to rub
dáy	dirty (dơ dáy)
dày	thick (deep), dense
dảy
dãy	range, row – mountain range (dãy núi)
dạy	teach (dạy học)

đay

đay	to nag; jute
đáy	internal base (đế is external base)
đày	to exile a prisoner internally
đảy
đãy	large bag, sack
đạy

dây

dây	rope, string
dấy	raise, rise up
dầy	dày
dẩy
dẫy	dãy
dậy	wake up (thức dậy), to rise

đây

đây	this place, this thing, here
đấy	that place, that thing, there (Wiktionary)
đầy	full, filled
đẩy	push (a door; opp. kéo, lôi), shove, thrust
đẫy	fat, full
đậy	to cover (with a lid); → che đậy, to conceal

dai

dai	tough, persistent
dái	Wiktionary
dài	long (object & duration); non-stop (adverb)
dải	a strip of something
dãi	saliva, especially sticky/slimy
dại	wild, naturally, uncontrolled

đai

đai	a belt
đái	urinate
đài	classifier for raised platforms (including media); a radio (extension from platform)
đải
đãi	to rinse, to wash out, to flay soybeans. To treat / entertain someone
đại	big, large (大); randomly, irresponsibly