How do you say “after” in Vietnamese?

“After” in Vietnamese is sau (after), sau khi (after).

Vietnamese words for “after”

• sauListenpreposition
  Hanoi [saw˧˧] · Saigon [ʂa(ː)w˧˧]sau level

  after; behind; next

  for “after” meaning: Behind; later in time; following.

  • Giờ là sau nửa đêm.It's after midnight.
• sau khiListenpreposition
  Hanoi [saw˧˧ xi˧˧] · Saigon [ʂa(ː)w˧˧ kʰɪj˧˧]sau level khi level

  after

  • Sau khi ăn, bọn tớ đi ngủ.After we ate, we went to sleep.

Related Vietnamese words

• kế đếnListenadverb

  immediately after; after

• kếListenadverb

  plot; scheme; stratagem

Translations matched from English Wiktionary (translation tables and Vietnamese entries, via kaikki.org; CC BY-SA 4.0) and the NgonNgu English–Vietnamese dictionary, reviewed and edited; examples from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). The Listen button uses your browser's Vietnamese voice.