# mùng meaning in Vietnamese: date prefix (A1)

> mùng means “date prefix” in Vietnamese. Examples with audio.

Source: https://vietnamesebuddy.com/words/mung-date-prefix/ · Updated 2026-10-31

**mùng**: date prefix

Level: A1 (our estimate)

Typed without accents: mung

Also written: mồng (Hà Nội)

## 1. date prefix (noun)

Goes before the day of the month from the 1st to the 10th: *mùng năm tháng tư*, the 5th of April. From the 11th on, *ngày* and the number are enough: *ngày mười lăm*.

- Hôm nay mùng mấy? — What's the date today?
- Mùng mười em đi Đà Lạt. — I'm going to Đà Lạt on the 10th.

Grammar: [Dates: ngày, tháng, năm in that order; mùng for the 1st to the 10th](https://vietnamesebuddy.com/grammar/dates-order/)

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