How do you say “later” in Vietnamese?
“Later” in Vietnamese is sau (after), sau đó (later), sớm muộn (sooner or later).
Vietnamese words for “later”
- sauadverbHanoi [saw˧˧] · Saigon [ʂa(ː)w˧˧]sau level
after; behind; next
for “later” meaning: Afterward in time (used with than when comparing with another time).
- Quay lại sau!Come back later!
- sau đóadverbHanoi [saw˧˧ ʔɗɔ˧˦] · Saigon [ʂa(ː)w˧˧ ʔɗɔ˦˥]sau level đó rising
later; afterwards; thereafter
- Sau đó Tom đã xin lỗi.Tom later apologized.
- sớm muộnadverbHanoi [səːm˧˦ muən˧˨ʔ] · Saigon [ʂəːm˦˥ muəŋ˨˩˨]sớm rising muộn heavy
sooner or later; in time
- Ai sớm muộn rồi cũng sẽ chết.Everyone dies sooner or later.
Related Vietnamese words
- chẳng chóng thì chầyadverb
sooner or later
- trước sauadverb
always; constantly; all along
- tạm biệtinterjection
goodbye; bye