# đêm meaning in Vietnamese: night (A1)

> đêm means “night, at night” in Vietnamese. Examples with audio, in Northern and Southern wording.

Source: https://vietnamesebuddy.com/words/dem-night/ · Updated 2026-10-31

**đêm**: night

Level: A1 (our estimate)

Typed without accents: dem

## 1. night (noun)

night, at night

*Tối* is the evening, *đêm* the late night: *chín giờ tối*, but *mười một giờ đêm*.

- Mười một giờ đêm rồi, đi ngủ đi con. — It's eleven at night, off to bed.
- Saigon: Đêm qua trời mưa lớn. | Hà Nội: Đêm qua trời mưa to. — It rained hard last night.

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