How do you say “ago” in Vietnamese?

“Ago” in Vietnamese is trước đây (before), cách đây (ago).

Vietnamese words for “ago”

• trước đâyListenadverb
  Hanoi [t͡ɕɨək̚˧˦ ʔɗəj˧˧] · Saigon [ʈɨək̚˦˥ ʔɗəj˧˧]trước rising đây level

  before; formerly; in the past

  for “ago” meaning: Before now, before the present time

  • 3 năm trước đây Tom đã bị tử hình.Tom was executed three months ago.
• cách đâyListenadverb
  Hanoi [kajk̟̚˧˦ ʔɗəj˧˧] · Saigon [kat̚˦˥ ʔɗəj˧˧]cách rising đây level

  ago

  • Cô ấy đã gặp anh ấy cách đây ba năm.She met him three years ago.

Related Vietnamese words

• trướcListenadverb

  before; in front of; first

• quaListenadjective

  through; across

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.