How do you say “past” in Vietnamese?

“Past” in Vietnamese is quá khứ (the past), thì quá khứ (past tense).

Vietnamese words for “past”

• quá khứListennoun
  Hanoi [kwaː˧˦ xɨ˧˦] · Saigon [waː˦˥ kʰɨ˦˥]quá rising khứ rising

  the past

  for “past” meaning: The period of time that has already happened, in contrast to the present and the future.

  • Hãy quên đi quá khứ.Forget about the past.
• thì quá khứListennoun
  Hanoi [tʰi˨˩ kwaː˧˦ xɨ˧˦] · Saigon [tʰɪj˨˩ waː˦˥ kʰɨ˦˥]thì falling quá rising khứ rising

  past tense

  for “past” meaning: The past tense.

Related Vietnamese words

• năm xưaListennoun

  olden times; the old days; the past

• dĩ vãngListennoun

  the distant; bygone or forgotten past

• hơnListenadverb

  more; more than; -er

• quaListenpreposition

  through; across

• vượtListenverb

  to cross a mark; line or obstacle

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.