# Thêm … nữa / thêm: more / another in Vietnamese (A2)

> Thêm means "more" or "extra". It goes after the verb and before the thing: Cho em thêm đá nha. Some more ice, please. Ăn thêm đi con.

Source: https://vietnamesebuddy.com/grammar/them-nua-more/ · Updated 2026-10-17

**more / another**

Pattern: `[verb] + thêm + [noun] (+ nữa) · [noun] + nữa`

Level: A2 (our estimate) · Register: everyday

Typed without accents: them … nua, them

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

*Thêm* means "more" or "extra". It goes after the verb and before the thing: *Cho em thêm đá nha.* Some more ice, please. *Ăn thêm đi con.* Have some more (to a child). For one more, add the number: *Cho em thêm một ly.*

*Nữa* at the end also means "more" or "another": *Cho em một ly nữa.* One more glass. People very often use both: *Cho em thêm một ly nữa.* It works for time as well: *Chờ thêm năm phút nữa nha.* Wait five more minutes. With no noun, *nữa* follows the verb: *Ăn nữa không?* Want some more?

Not every English "more" is *thêm*. To compare with before, or with someone else, use *nhiều … hơn*: *Dạo này em ăn nhiều hơn.* I've been eating more lately. And for a different one rather than one more, use *khác*: *Cho em ly khác* asks for a fresh glass.

*Hai ngày nữa* on its own means "in two days"; *ở thêm hai ngày nữa* means "stay two more days".

## Examples

- Saigon: Cho em thêm đá nha. | Hà Nội: Cho em thêm đá nhé. — Some more ice, please.
- Saigon: Cho em thêm một ly nữa. | Hà Nội: Cho em thêm một cốc nữa. — One more glass, please.
- Saigon: Chờ thêm năm phút nữa nha. | Hà Nội: Đợi thêm năm phút nữa nhé. — Wait five more minutes.
- Ăn thêm đi con. — Have some more. (to a child)

## Words in this pattern

- [nữa](https://vietnamesebuddy.com/words/nua-more/#s_nua_more): more
- [thêm](https://vietnamesebuddy.com/words/them-more/#s_them_more): more

## Compare

- [Besides, what's more: ngoài … ra, còn … nữa](https://vietnamesebuddy.com/grammar/ngoai-ra/): besides / in addition
- [In (a time from now): … nữa](https://vietnamesebuddy.com/grammar/nua-from-now/): in X time
- [Another, different: khác, khác nhau](https://vietnamesebuddy.com/grammar/khac-other/): other / different

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