# Còn: have left in Vietnamese (B1)

> As a verb, còn means "to have left" or "there's still some": Em chỉ còn hai trăm ngàn. I've only got two hundred thousand left.

Source: https://vietnamesebuddy.com/grammar/con-left/ · Updated 2026-10-17

**have left**

Pattern: `[person] + còn + [amount] (+ nữa) · Còn + [time or amount] + nữa (là / mới) …`

Level: B1 (our estimate) · Register: everyday

Typed without accents: con

Situations: [Shops and services](https://vietnamesebuddy.com/grammar/?use=service)

As a verb, *còn* means "to have left" or "there's still some": *Em chỉ còn hai trăm ngàn.* I've only got two hundred thousand left. It's the word you need in shops: *Áo này còn size M không em?* Have you still got this top in a medium?

Answer yes with *còn*, or with what's left: *Dạ, còn.* *Còn size L thôi.* When nothing is left, it's *hết rồi* (it's run out, sold out), the opposite of *còn*.

*Nữa* after an amount means "more, still to go": *Còn ba ngày nữa.* Three more days to go. To say what happens when that time is up, add *là* or *mới*. With *là*, it's soon: *Còn mười phút nữa là tới.* Ten more minutes and we're there. With *mới*, it still feels far off: *Còn hai tuần nữa mới thi.* The exam isn't for another two weeks.

You know *còn* before a verb or an adjective as "still": *Em còn đói.* Before an amount or a thing, it means "left". To ask how much is left, say *Còn bao nhiêu?* or *Còn mấy cái?*

## Examples

- Áo này còn size M không em? — Have you still got this top in a medium?
- Dạ, hết rồi chị. Còn size L thôi. — Sorry, they've gone. There's only L left.
- Saigon: Em chỉ còn hai trăm ngàn. | Hà Nội: Em chỉ còn hai trăm nghìn. — I've only got two hundred thousand left.
- Saigon: Còn mười phút nữa là tới. | Hà Nội: Còn mười phút nữa là đến. — Ten more minutes and we're there.
- Còn hai tuần nữa mới thi. — The exam isn't for another two weeks.

## Words in this pattern

- [còn](https://vietnamesebuddy.com/words/con-and/#s_con_left): left over

## Compare

- [Still: vẫn / còn / vẫn còn](https://vietnamesebuddy.com/grammar/van-con-still/): still
- [Run out of, no longer: hết + noun or adjective](https://vietnamesebuddy.com/grammar/het-run-out/): none left / no longer

Previous in Time and when things happen: [Finishing off the rest: verb + cho hết, cho xong / nốt](https://vietnamesebuddy.com/grammar/not-finish-off/)
Next in Time and when things happen: [Left half done: verb + dở](https://vietnamesebuddy.com/grammar/do-half-done/)

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