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rưỡi

Level ≈A2 (approx.) adverb Top 1,000 most common
Hanoi [zɨəj˦ˀ˥]Huế [ʐɨj˧˨]Saigon [ɹɨj˨˩˦] browser voice
Syllables · tones
rưỡicreaky risingngã

Each syllable carries one of six tones; the mark on the vowel tells you which. How the six tones sound →

rưỡi means and a half; half past.

Meanings of rưỡi in English

Adverb

  1. after a numeral or noun and a half, half past
    • một đồng rưỡia (thousand) dong/penny and a half
    • một tháng rưỡia month and a half
    • một trăm rưỡione hundred fifty (thousand dongs)

Example sentences with rưỡi

  • Bây giờ là 2 giờ rưỡi. It's 2:30 now.
  • Bây giờ là hai giờ rưỡi. It's 2:30 now.
  • Lớp không bắt đầu cho đến 8 rưỡi. Class doesn't begin until eight-thirty.
  • Hôm nay tôi đã ngủ đến chín rưỡi. Today I slept until half past nine.
  • Tom xuất hiện vào khoảng 2 giờ rưỡi. Tom showed up at about 2:30.
  • Bây giờ là 2 rưỡi. It's 2:30 now.
  • Tôi dậy lúc 6 rưỡi. I got up at 6:30.
  • Hãy đến sau 2 rưỡi. Please come after 2:30.

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

Historical script (chữ Nôm / Hán)

Before the Latin alphabet (chữ Quốc ngữ) became standard, rưỡi could be written as 𥙪, 𫧟. Today Vietnamese is written only in the Latin alphabet.

Usage note: rưỡi

rưỡi means "and a half", and it comes after the unit or number. Compare nửa, which means "half" and comes before.

  • hai giờ rưỡi — half past two (2:30)
  • một tiếng rưỡi — an hour and a half
  • một ký rưỡi — one and a half kilos
  • trăm rưỡi — 150; nghìn rưỡi — 1,500; triệu rưỡi — 1.5 million

The last group is very common in prices: Một trăm rưỡi. — 150 (thousand dong).

✗ hai giờ nửa → ✓ hai giờ rưỡi. ✗ rưỡi tiếng → ✓ nửa tiếng (half an hour).

Tip: rưỡi = "and a half" (after); nửa = "half" (before).

Frequently asked questions

What does rưỡi mean in English?

rưỡi (adverb) means "and a half; half past".

How do you pronounce rưỡi?

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

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.