# cách đây meaning in Vietnamese: ago (A2)

> cách đây means “ago” in Vietnamese. Examples with audio, in Northern and Southern wording.

Source: https://vietnamesebuddy.com/words/cach-day/ · Updated 2026-10-18

**cách đây**: ago

Level: A2 (our estimate)

Typed without accents: cach day

## 1. ago (adverb)

It goes before the length of time: *cách đây hai năm*, two years ago. *Hai năm trước* means the same.

- Saigon: Em qua Việt Nam cách đây ba năm. | Hà Nội: Em sang Việt Nam cách đây ba năm. — I came to Vietnam three years ago.
- Xe buýt mới chạy cách đây năm phút. — The bus left just five minutes ago.

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