How do you say “early” in Vietnamese?

“Early” in Vietnamese is sớm (early), ban đầu (beginning).

Vietnamese words for “early”

• sớmListenadverb
  Hanoi [səːm˧˦] · Saigon [ʂəːm˦˥]sớm rising

  early; soon

  for “early” meaning: At a time in advance of the usual or expected event.

  • Hãy đến sớm.Come early.
• ban đầuListennoun
  Hanoi [ʔɓaːn˧˧ ʔɗəw˨˩] · Saigon [ʔɓaːŋ˧˧ ʔɗəw˨˩]ban level đầu falling

  beginning; the get-go

  for “early” meaning: At a time in advance of the usual or expected event.

Related Vietnamese words

• nguyên sơListenadjective

  primordial; original; early

• sơ khaiListenadjective

  initial; primordial; original

• gần đâyListenadverb

  nearby; recently

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.