Vietnamese Time Vocabulary

Here are Vietnamese words for time to start with: ngày (day), đêm (night), tuần (week), giờ (hour). Below are 32 words (A1–C2) with their English translations and part of speech, across 4 themed lists.

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Time Basics

A1
EnglishVietnameseTypeLevel
afternoonbuổi chiềunounA1
dayngàynounA1
eveningbuổi tốinounA1
morningbuổi sángnounA1
nightđêmnounA1
todayhôm nayadvA1
tomorrowngày maiadvA1
weektuầnnounA1

The rest of this pack is in the app

Time Intermediate

A1
EnglishVietnameseTypeLevel
Fridaythứ SáunounA1
Mondaythứ HainounA1
Thursdaythứ NămnounA1
Tuesdaythứ BanounA1
hourgiờnounA1
minutephútnounA1
momentgiây látnounA1
monththángnounA1

Time Advanced

B1–C2
EnglishVietnameseTypeLevel
chronologicaltheo trình tự thời gianadjB1
contemporaryđương đạiadjB2
punctualđúng giờadjB2
simultaneousđồng thờiadjB2
anachronismđiều sai niên đạinounC1
perpetuitysự vĩnh viễnnounC1
retrospectivenhìn lại quá khứadjC1
antiquatedlạc hậuadjC2

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Seasons & Natural Time

A1–B1
EnglishVietnameseTypeLevel
autumnmùa thunounA1
springmùa xuânnounA1
summermùa hènounA1
wintermùa đôngnounA1
noonbuổi trưanounA2
duskhoàng hônnounB1
sunrisemặt trời mọcnounB1
sunsetmặt trời lặnnounB1

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A sample of the A1–C2 words. The rest are in the app

Watch Your LanguageVocabulary widgets for iPhone & Apple Watch

These lists show a sample of the A1–C2 words for time. The packs in Watch Your Language hold more and reach the advanced levels, along with every other topic.

The app shows them to you a few at a time, in a widget on your iPhone Lock Screen and on your Apple Watch face, and brings back the ones you keep forgetting.

Common questions

Which Vietnamese words should I learn for time?

You could start with words like ngày (day), đêm (night), tuần (week), giờ (hour). This page lists 32 Vietnamese words for time (A1–C2), each with its English translation and part of speech.

How can I remember these Vietnamese words?

Reading a list once is rarely enough. Watch Your Language shows Vietnamese words like these in a widget on your iPhone Lock Screen and on your Apple Watch face, and schedules repeats so the words you keep forgetting come back more often.

Are these word lists free?

Yes. The lists on this page are free to read, with no sign-up. The app holds more words for each topic.

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