# mươi meaning in Vietnamese: -ty (A1)

> mươi means “-ty” in Vietnamese. Examples with audio, in Northern and Southern wording.

Source: https://vietnamesebuddy.com/words/muoi-tens/ · Updated 2026-10-18

**mươi**: tens

Level: A1 (our estimate)

Typed without accents: muoi

## 1. tens (number)

-ty

After a number: *hai mươi*, twenty. No tone mark here: *mười* is ten, *mươi* is the tens.

- Saigon: Ba em năm mươi tuổi. | Hà Nội: Bố em năm mươi tuổi. — My dad is fifty.
- Từ nhà em tới trường mất hai mươi phút. — It takes twenty minutes from my house to school.

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