# năm meaning in Vietnamese: year (A1)

> năm means “year” in Vietnamese. Examples with audio.

Source: https://vietnamesebuddy.com/words/nam-year/ · Updated 2026-10-31

**năm**: year

Level: A1 (our estimate)

Typed without accents: nam

## 1. year (noun)

Before a number it names the year: *năm 2026*. After a number it counts years: *ba năm*, three years.

- Một năm có mười hai tháng. — A year has twelve months.
- Em ở Việt Nam ba năm rồi. — I've been in Vietnam for three years.

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