# Đủ: enough in Vietnamese (A2)

> Đủ means "enough", and it goes in front: đủ tiền (enough money), đủ thời gian (enough time), đủ rộng (big enough).

Source: https://vietnamesebuddy.com/grammar/du-enough/ · Updated 2026-10-17

**enough**

Pattern: `đủ + [noun] · đủ + [adjective] (+ để + [verb])`

Level: A2 (our estimate) · Register: everyday

Typed without accents: du

*Đủ* means "enough", and it goes in front: *đủ tiền* (enough money), *đủ thời gian* (enough time), *đủ rộng* (big enough). English puts "enough" after an adjective; Vietnamese puts it before: *Phòng này đủ rộng.* This room is big enough.

To say what it's enough for, add *để* and a verb, or *cho* and a person: *đủ tiền để mua xe* (enough money to buy a motorbike), *đủ chỗ cho bốn người* (room for four).

After a verb, *đủ* follows it: *ăn đủ*, *ngủ đủ*. *Dạo này em ngủ không đủ.* I haven't been getting enough sleep lately.

For "not enough", put *không* in front: *không đủ tiền*. *Chưa đủ* is "not enough yet", while you're still waiting for more: *Chưa đủ người.* Not everyone's here yet.

To ask, use *có đủ … không?*: *Em có đủ tiền không?* Answer *Đủ* or *Không đủ*. And *Đủ rồi!* on its own is "That's enough!", when someone keeps filling your bowl or your glass.

## A common mistake

✗ Phòng này rộng đủ.

✓ Phòng này đủ rộng.

*Đủ* goes before the adjective, the other way round from English "big enough".

## Examples

- Phòng này đủ rộng cho bốn người. — This room is big enough for four.
- Em có đủ tiền không? — Have you got enough money?
- Dạo này em ngủ không đủ. — I haven't been getting enough sleep lately.
- Saigon: Chưa đủ người, chờ chút nha. | Hà Nội: Chưa đủ người, chờ chút nhé. — Not everyone's here yet, hang on a bit.
- Đủ rồi, đủ rồi, cảm ơn chị! — That's plenty, thank you!

## Words in this pattern

- [đủ](https://vietnamesebuddy.com/words/du-enough/#s_du_enough): enough

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