How do you say “once upon a time” in Vietnamese?

Q: How do you say "once upon a time" in Vietnamese?

"Once upon a time" in Vietnamese is ngày xửa ngày xưa (once upon a time).

“Once upon a time” in Vietnamese is ngày xửa ngày xưa (once upon a time).

Vietnamese words for “once upon a time”

ngày xửa ngày xưaphrase
Hanoi [ŋaj˨˩ sɨə˧˩ ŋaj˨˩ sɨə˧˧] · Saigon [ŋa(ː)j˨˩ sɨə˨˩˦ ŋa(ː)j˨˩ sɨə˧˧]ngày falling xửa dipping ngày falling xưa level
once upon a time
for “once upon a time” meaning: A long time ago; at some time in the past (a traditional beginning of children's stories, especially fairy tales).
- Ngày xửa ngày xưa, có một chú mèo tên là Tango.Once upon a time, there was a cat whose name was Tango.

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.