How do you say “preceding” in Vietnamese?

“Preceding” in Vietnamese is trước đây (before), nãy (then).

Vietnamese words for “preceding”

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

  before; formerly; in the past

  for “preceding” meaning: Occurring before or in front of something else, in time, place, rank or sequence.

• nãyListenadverb
  Hanoi [naj˦ˀ˥] · Saigon [na(ː)j˨˩˦]nãy creaky rising

  then; at that time

  for “preceding” meaning: Occurring before or in front of something else, in time, place, rank or sequence.

Related Vietnamese words

• trướcListenpreposition

  before; in front of; first

• kémListenpreposition

  less; lesser

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.