How do you say “yet” in Vietnamese?
“Yet” in Vietnamese is chưa (not yet), còn (still), nhưng (but).
Vietnamese words for “yet”
- chưaparticleHanoi [t͡ɕɨə˧˧] · Saigon [cɨə˧˧]chưa level
not yet; yet (question particle)
for “yet” meaning: In negative or interrogative use, often with an expectation or potential of something happening in the future.
- Tom dậy chưa?Is Tom awake yet?
- cònadverbHanoi [kɔn˨˩] · Saigon [kɔŋ˨˩]còn falling
still; to remain; and (as for)
- "Xong chưa vậy?" "Tôi còn chưa bắt đầu nữa mà.""Have you finished?" "On the contrary, I have not even begun yet."
- nhưngconjunctionHanoi [ɲɨŋ˧˧] · Saigon [ɲɨŋ˧˧]nhưng level
but
- Nhưng, sự trái ngược cũng luôn luôn có lý.And yet, the contrary is always true as well.
- vẫnadverbHanoi [vən˦ˀ˥] · Saigon [vəŋ˨˩˦]vẫn creaky rising
still
- Tom vẫn chưa đến.Tom hasn't arrived yet.
- vẫn cònadverbHanoi [vən˦ˀ˥ kɔn˨˩] · Saigon [vəŋ˨˩˦ kɔŋ˨˩]vẫn creaky rising còn falling
still; yet
- "Vẫn còn sớm mà, chưa cần dậy đâu." "Gần tám rưỡi rồi đấy!" "Cái gì? Sao không bảo tôi?""It's too early to get up yet." "It's nearly half eight!" "What? Why didn't you tell me?"
- có điềuconjunctionHanoi [kɔ˧˦ ʔɗiəw˨˩] · Saigon [kɔ˦˥ ʔɗiw˨˩]có rising điều falling
yet; but
- vậy màconjunctionHanoi [vəj˧˨ʔ maː˨˩] · Saigon [vəj˨˩˨ maː˨˩]vậy heavy mà falling
but; however; yet
- thế màconjunctionHanoi [tʰe˧˦ maː˨˩] · Saigon [tʰej˦˥ maː˨˩]thế rising mà falling
but; however; yet