How do you say “half past” in Vietnamese?

Q: How do you say "half past" in Vietnamese?

"Half past" in Vietnamese is rưỡi (and a half), rưởi (and a half).

“Half past” in Vietnamese is rưỡi (and a half), rưởi (and a half).

Vietnamese words for “half past”

rưỡiadverb
Hanoi [zɨəj˦ˀ˥] · Saigon [ɹɨj˨˩˦]rưỡi creaky rising
and a half; half past
for “half past” meaning: Thirty minutes past any hour.
- Hôm nay tôi đã ngủ đến chín rưỡi.Today I slept until half past nine.
rưởiadverb
Hanoi [zɨəj˧˩] · Saigon [ɹɨj˨˩˦]rưởi dipping
and a half; half past

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.