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How do you say “few” in Vietnamese?

“Few” in Vietnamese is ít (few), một vài (some), ít ỏi (few).

Vietnamese words for “few”

  • ítdeterminer
    Hanoi [ʔit̚˧˦] · Saigon [ʔɨt̚˦˥]ít rising

    few; little

    for “few” meaning: An indefinite, but usually small, number of.

    • Cô ấy có ít sách.She has a few books.
  • một vàiadjective
    Hanoi [mot̚˧˨ʔ vaːj˨˩] · Saigon [mok̚˨˩˨ vaːj˨˩]một heavy vài falling

    some; a few

    • Có một vài vấn đề.There are a few problems.
  • ít ỏiadjective
    Hanoi [ʔit̚˧˦ ʔɔj˧˩] · Saigon [ʔɨt̚˦˥ ʔɔj˨˩˦]ít rising ỏi dipping

    few; little

  • vài banoun
    Hanoi [vaːj˨˩ ʔɓaː˧˧] · Saigon [vaːj˨˩ ʔɓaː˧˧]vài falling ba level

    a few

Related Vietnamese words

  • chút ítadjective

    a bit; a few

  • dămnoun

    some five; about five; a few

  • neoadjective

    anchor

  • vàideterminer

    some

  • một ítnoun

    a little bit

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