ngàn

thousand

A1 · estimate

Typed without accents: ngan

Meaning

Highlighted words are what Saigon and Hà Nội say differently.

  1. thousand

    number

    In Hà Nội: nghìn. Prices leave out đồng: hai mươi ngàn is 20,000 đồng.

    In Hà Nội you say nghìn.

    Saigon onlyGrammar: Big numbers: trăm, ngàn / nghìn, triệu, tỷ

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