# Từng: each one, one by one in Vietnamese (A2)

> Từng before a noun means "each one, one at a time": you go through them individually, in turn.

Source: https://vietnamesebuddy.com/grammar/tung-each-one/ · Updated 2026-10-17

**each one, one by one**

Pattern: `từng + [noun] (+ một)`

Level: A2 (our estimate) · Register: everyday

Typed without accents: tung

*Từng* before a noun means "each one, one at a time": you go through them individually, in turn. *Từng người* is each person, one by one; *từng phòng* is room after room. With *một* after the noun it means "one at a time": *Vào từng người một nha.* Come in one at a time.

It's how you say step by step, word by word, day by day: *từng bước*, *từng chữ*, *từng ngày*. *Cô giáo hỏi từng bạn.* The teacher asked each student in turn.

*Mỗi* also means "each", but it shares something out or says how much each one gets: *mỗi người một cái* (one each). *Từng* is about going through them, one after another, and often about care or detail: *Chị Lan kiểm tra từng tờ.* Lan checked every single sheet. *Mọi* takes them all together at once.

Before a verb, *từng* is a different word: *đã từng* means "have ever", and *chưa từng* "have never": *Em chưa từng đi Huế.* I've never been to Huế. That one has its own page. Before a noun, it's always "each one".

## Examples

- Saigon: Vào từng người một nha. | Hà Nội: Vào từng người một nhé. — Come in one at a time, please.
- Cô giáo hỏi từng bạn trong lớp. — The teacher asked each student in the class in turn.
- Chị Lan kiểm tra từng phòng kỹ lắm. — Lan checked every room very carefully.
- Mình làm từng bước thôi, đừng lo. — Let's take it step by step. Don't worry.

## Words in this pattern

- [từng](https://vietnamesebuddy.com/words/tung-each/#s_tung_each): each

## Compare

- [Each … (so much): mỗi + noun + amount](https://vietnamesebuddy.com/grammar/moi-each/): each
- [Ever and never so far: … bao giờ chưa, chưa … bao giờ](https://vietnamesebuddy.com/grammar/chua-bao-gio-ever/): have you ever? / never yet

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