giờ

o'clock · hour · now

A1 · estimate

Typed without accents: gio

Meanings

Highlighted words are what Saigon and Hà Nội say differently.

  1. o'clock

    noun

    The number goes first: ba giờ, three o'clock. Ask the time with mấy giờ?

    A1

  2. hour

    noun

    For a length of time, speech mostly says tiếng: hai tiếng, two hours. Giờ as a length is more for writing and notices.

    A1to recognizeGrammar: Hours of duration: tiếng (giờ is o'clock)

  3. now

    noun

    Short for bây giờ, and very common in Saigon speech.

    A2casual

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