# hồi đó meaning in Vietnamese: back then (A1)

> hồi đó means “back then, at that time” in Vietnamese. Examples with audio, in Northern and Southern wording.

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

**hồi đó**: back then

Level: A1 (our estimate)

Typed without accents: hoi do

## 1. back then (noun)

back then, at that time

In Hà Nội also *hồi ấy*.

- Hồi đó em chưa biết nói tiếng Việt. — Back then I couldn't speak Vietnamese yet.
- Saigon: Hồi đó một tô phở có năm ngàn. | Hà Nội: Hồi ấy một bát phở có năm nghìn. — Back then a bowl of phở was only five thousand.

In Hà Nội you say [hồi ấy](https://vietnamesebuddy.com/words/hoi-ay/#s_hoi_ay).

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