# hồi ấy meaning in Vietnamese: back then (A2)

> hồi ấy means “back then, at that time” in Vietnamese. Examples with audio.

Source: https://vietnamesebuddy.com/words/hoi-ay/ · Updated 2026-10-31

**hồi ấy**: back then

Level: A2 (our estimate)

Typed without accents: hoi ay

## 1. back then (noun)

back then, at that time

Heard more in Hà Nội; Saigon says *hồi đó*.

- Hồi ấy em còn bé lắm. — Back then I was still very little.
- Hồi ấy ở đây chưa có siêu thị. — Back then there was no supermarket here.

Said everywhere: [hồi đó](https://vietnamesebuddy.com/words/hoi-do/#s_hoi_do).

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