# Rồi: already in Vietnamese (A1)

> Rồi at the end of a sentence means "already": Tôi ăn rồi. I've already eaten. In everyday speech it's the usual way to say something has happened, more…

Source: https://vietnamesebuddy.com/grammar/roi-already/ · Updated 2026-11-10

**already**

Pattern: `[person] + (đã) + [verb] + rồi · Rồi.`

Level: A1 (our estimate) · Register: everyday

Typed without accents: roi

Variants:

- Đúng rồi / Phải rồi (that's right)

*Rồi* at the end of a sentence means "already": *Tôi ăn rồi.* I've already eaten. In everyday speech it's the usual way to say something has happened, more common than *đã*, and the two often go together: *Em đã gửi rồi.* *Rồi* comes after the verb and anything that follows it: *Tôi mua vé rồi.* I've bought the tickets.

It also marks a change, something that's true now and wasn't before: *Em hiểu rồi.* I get it now. *Mưa rồi.* It's started raining. *Mười giờ rồi.* It's ten o'clock already. With *sắp* or a future time, *rồi* means it's close or settled, not done: *Sắp tới rồi.* We're nearly there. *Mai em về rồi.* I'm going home tomorrow.

*Rồi* is the yes to a "yet" question. To *Em làm bài tập chưa?* (Have you done your homework?), answer *Rồi* or *Dạ, rồi* for yes, and *Chưa* for no. *Có* doesn't work here.

*Đúng rồi* means "that's right", and you'll hear it all day. After a length of time, *rồi* means "so far": *ba năm rồi*, for three years now. Between two actions, it means "and then".

## A common mistake

✗ Tôi rồi ăn.

✓ Tôi ăn rồi.

*Rồi* goes at the end, after the verb, not before it like English "already".

## Examples

- Em làm bài tập chưa? — Have you done your homework?
- Dạ, em làm rồi. — Yes, I have.
- Saigon: Xe tới rồi, đi thôi. | Hà Nội: Xe đến rồi, đi thôi. — The car's here, let's go.
- Dạ, em hiểu rồi. — Okay, I get it now.
- Mười giờ rồi, ngủ đi con. — It's ten o'clock, time for bed.

## Words in this pattern

- [rồi](https://vietnamesebuddy.com/words/roi-already/#lx_roi): already

## Compare

- [Not yet: chưa](https://vietnamesebuddy.com/grammar/chua-not-yet/): not yet
- [For how long so far: … (bao lâu) rồi](https://vietnamesebuddy.com/grammar/duration-roi/): have been … for
- [And then: rồi](https://vietnamesebuddy.com/grammar/roi-and-then/): and then
- [Saying it already happened: đã](https://vietnamesebuddy.com/grammar/da-past/): did / has done

Previous in Time and when things happen: [About to happen: sắp](https://vietnamesebuddy.com/grammar/sap-about-to/)
Next in Time and when things happen: [At a time: lúc / vào lúc, vào + day](https://vietnamesebuddy.com/grammar/vao-luc-at-time/)

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