Questions & Answers about Tôi gọi ban quản lý về sự cố.
Does gọi here definitely mean to call by phone?
Not necessarily definitely, but that is a very common interpretation.
In Vietnamese, gọi can mean:
- to call out to someone
- to call/contact someone, often by phone
In a sentence like Tôi gọi ban quản lý về sự cố, many learners will understand it as I called/contacted the management about the incident/problem.
If you want to make phone call extra clear, you can say:
- Tôi gọi điện cho ban quản lý về sự cố.
Why is there no word for to before ban quản lý?
Because Vietnamese often puts the person or organization directly after the verb.
So:
- gọi ban quản lý = call the management
Vietnamese does not need a preposition like English to here.
That said, Vietnamese also very commonly uses cho with gọi:
- Tôi gọi cho ban quản lý về sự cố.
Both are natural, though gọi cho can sound a little more explicitly like call to/contact someone.
What exactly does ban quản lý mean?