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How do you say “almost” in Vietnamese?

“Almost” in Vietnamese is gần như (almost), gần (near), hầu như (almost).

Vietnamese words for “almost”

  • gần nhưadverb
    Hanoi [ɣən˨˩ ɲɨ˧˧] · Saigon [ɣəŋ˨˩ ɲɨ˧˧]gần falling như level

    almost; nearly

    for “almost” meaning: Very close to, but not quite.

    • Tom gần như không bao giờ sai.Tom is almost never wrong.
  • gầnadverb
    Hanoi [ɣən˨˩] · Saigon [ɣəŋ˨˩]gần falling

    near; nearby; close

    for “almost” meaning: Very close to, but not quite.

    • Tôi đã gần xong.I'm almost done.
  • hầu nhưadverb
    Hanoi [həw˨˩ ɲɨ˧˧] · Saigon [həw˨˩ ɲɨ˧˧]hầu falling như level

    almost; nearly

    for “almost” meaning: Very close to, but not quite.

    • Tom hầu như không bao giờ sai.Tom is almost never wrong.
  • hầuadverb
    Hanoi [həw˨˩] · Saigon [həw˨˩]hầu falling

    nearly; almost

  • suýt nữaadverb
    Hanoi [swit̚˧˦ nɨə˦ˀ˥] · Saigon [ʂ⁽ʷ⁾ɨt̚˦˥ nɨə˨˩˦]suýt rising nữa creaky rising

    almost

    • Bạn suýt nữa lỡ mất tôi rồi.You almost missed me.

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