mới
not until · new · just · only
Typed without accents: moi
Meanings
Highlighted words are what Saigon and Hà Nội say differently.
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not until
adverbnot until, only then
After a time: mười giờ em mới đi làm, I only came in at ten.
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new
adjectiveAfter the noun: xe mới, a new motorbike.
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Điện thoại mới của chị đẹp quá.
Your new phone is lovely.
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This is our new house.
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just
adverbjust, only recently
Before the verb; very common in everyday Saigon speech, often with rồi at the end.
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Anh mới về.
I've just got home.
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Em mới học tiếng Việt.
I've only just started learning Vietnamese.
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only
adverbBefore a number, for 'only so few' or 'only so young': Bé mới ba tuổi.