giờ
o'clock · hour · now
Typed without accents: gio
Meanings
Highlighted words are what Saigon and Hà Nội say differently.
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o'clock
nounThe number goes first: ba giờ, three o'clock. Ask the time with mấy giờ?
A1
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hour
nounFor a length of time, speech mostly says tiếng: hai tiếng, two hours. Giờ as a length is more for writing and notices.
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This shop is open twenty-four hours.
A1to recognizeGrammar: Hours of duration: tiếng (giờ is o'clock)
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now
nounShort for bây giờ, and very common in Saigon speech.
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I'm busy now, I'll call you back in a bit.
A2casual