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How do you say “several” in Vietnamese?

“Several” in Vietnamese is vài (some), dăm (some five), một số (a number of).

Vietnamese words for “several”

  • vàideterminer
    Hanoi [vaːj˨˩] · Saigon [vaːj˨˩]vài falling

    some

    for “several” meaning: Consisting of a number more than one (especially, more than two) but not very many.

    • Vài năm đã trôi qua.Several years went by.
  • dămnoun
    Hanoi [zam˧˧] · Saigon [jam˧˧]dăm level

    some five; about five; a few

    for “several” meaning: Consisting of a number more than one (especially, more than two) but not very many.

  • một sốadjective
    Hanoi [mot̚˧˨ʔ so˧˦] · Saigon [mok̚˨˩˨ ʂow˦˥]một heavy số rising

    a number of; some; several

    • Tôi đã phạm phải một số sai lầm.I made several mistakes.

Related Vietnamese words

  • riêngadjective

    private; personal

  • cá nhânadjective

    individual; personal

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