lăm

five

A1 · estimate

Typed without accents: lam

Meaning

Highlighted words are what Saigon and Hà Nội say differently.

  1. five

    number

    Five after mười or mươi: mười lăm (15), hai mươi lăm (25). Fifty is still năm mươi, because the five comes first.

    In Hà Nội you say nhăm.

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