How do you say “in the past” in Vietnamese?

“In the past” in Vietnamese is trước đây (before), một thời (formerly).

Vietnamese words for “in the past”

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

  before; formerly; in the past

• một thờiListenadverb
  Hanoi [mot̚˧˨ʔ tʰəːj˨˩] · Saigon [mok̚˨˩˨ tʰəːj˨˩]một heavy thời falling

  formerly; in the past

Related Vietnamese words

• ngày xưaListenadverb

  formerly; in the past

• xưa kiaListenadverb

  formerly; in the 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.