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mỗi

Level ≈A1 (approx.) determiner Sino-Vietnamese Top 1,000 most common
Hanoi [moj˦ˀ˥]Huế [moj˧˨]Saigon [moj˨˩˦] browser voice
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mỗicreaky risingngã

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mỗi means each; every.

Chinese characters: 每

Meanings of mỗi in English

Determiner

  1. each; every
    • tập thể dục mỗi ngàyto exercise every day
    • mỗi ngườieach person
    • mỗi... mỗi/một...every... has his/her/its/one's own...
  2. dialectal synonym of một (“one”) ≈ một
    • Nhà có mỗi con.I have one child.

Example sentences with mỗi

  • Mỗi ngày bạn đều đến đây à? Do you come here every day?
  • Tom dắt chó đi dạo mỗi sáng. Tom walks his dog every morning.
  • Chúng tôi đi đến Úc mỗi năm. We go to Australia every year.
  • Tôi chải tóc 100 lần mỗi tối. I brush my hair 100 strokes every night.
  • Mỗi ngày tôi đều đến nhà thờ. I go to church every day.
  • Mỗi người đều có giá trị riêng. Everyone has their price.
  • Nó trả tiền mỗi lần kích chuột. It's pay per click.
  • Tim người đập 115.000 lần mỗi ngày. The human heart beats 115,000 times a day.

Bilingual example sentences from Tatoeba (tatoeba.org, CC BY 2.0 FR).

Usage note: mỗi

mỗi means "each, every", and it puts the noun with its classifier right after it.

  • Mỗi ngày tôi uống hai ly cà phê. — I drink two coffees every day.
  • Mỗi người một phần. — One portion each.
  • Vé bao nhiêu tiền mỗi người? — How much is a ticket per person?

In casual speech, mỗi also means "only, just": Còn mỗi một cái. — There's only one left. Ăn mỗi rau thôi à? — You're only eating vegetables?

Compare with từng, which means "each, one by one": Thầy gọi từng em lên bảng. — The teacher called each pupil up to the board in turn. mỗi is about every member of a set; từng emphasises going through them individually.

✗ mỗi những ngày → ✓ mỗi ngày (no plural marker after mỗi).

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 每. Doublet of mọi.

Frequently asked questions

What does mỗi mean in English?

mỗi (determiner) means "each; every".

How do you pronounce mỗi?

IPA: Hanoi [moj˦ˀ˥]; Saigon [moj˨˩˦]. Tones: mỗi — creaky rising tone (ngã).

Is mỗi a Sino-Vietnamese word?

Yes. mỗi is a Sino-Vietnamese word from the Chinese characters 每.

Meanings, pronunciation and etymology from English Wiktionary (wiktionary.org, via kaikki.org; CC BY-SA 4.0), reviewed and edited; example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). IPA shown for three accents: Hanoi (Northern), Huế (Central) and Saigon (Southern). The Listen button uses your browser's Vietnamese voice, for reference only. Levels are approximate, estimated from word frequency. Spotted a mistake? Let NgonNgu know.