# Thậm chí: even in Vietnamese (B1)

> Thậm chí means "even": after one point, it adds a stronger, more surprising one.

Source: https://vietnamesebuddy.com/grammar/tham-chi-even/ · Updated 2026-10-17

**even**

Pattern: `…, thậm chí (còn) + [stronger point]`

Level: B1 (our estimate) · Register: everyday

Typed without accents: tham chi

*Thậm chí* means "even": after one point, it adds a stronger, more surprising one. It goes before that second point, usually after a comma: *Chị ấy làm cả cuối tuần, thậm chí cả Tết.* She works weekends, even over Tết. *Giá nhà tăng gấp đôi, thậm chí gấp ba.* House prices have doubled, even tripled.

When the stronger point is a verb or an adjective, *còn* often follows: *Ở đây nóng lắm, thậm chí còn nóng hơn Sài Gòn.* It's hot here, even hotter than Saigon. With *không*, it means "not even": *Anh ấy thậm chí còn không nói cảm ơn.* He didn't even say thank you.

You'll hear it in speech, and it's very common in the news and whenever people argue a point.

*Ngay cả … cũng* is close. It puts "even" on one person or thing, before the verb: *Ngay cả em cũng biết.* Even I know. *Thậm chí* takes the whole statement one step further. It can take *cũng* the same way: *Món này cay lắm, thậm chí người Việt cũng thấy cay.*

## Examples

- Chị ấy làm cả cuối tuần, thậm chí cả Tết. — She works weekends, even over Tết.
- Món này cay lắm, thậm chí người Việt cũng thấy cay. — This dish is very spicy; even Vietnamese people find it hot.
- Anh ấy thậm chí còn không nói cảm ơn. — He didn't even say thank you.
- Giá nhà tăng gấp đôi, thậm chí gấp ba. — House prices have doubled, even tripled.

## Compare

- [Even X: (ngay) cả … cũng](https://vietnamesebuddy.com/grammar/ngay-ca-even/): even
- [Let alone: … nữa là, huống hồ, huống chi](https://vietnamesebuddy.com/grammar/huong-ho-let-alone/): let alone, much less

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