# nghìn meaning in Vietnamese: thousand (A1)

> nghìn means “thousand” in Vietnamese. Examples with audio.

Source: https://vietnamesebuddy.com/words/nghin-thousand/ · Updated 2026-10-18

**nghìn**: thousand

Level: A1 (our estimate)

Typed without accents: nghin

## 1. thousand (number)

Hà Nội's word, and common in writing; Saigon says *ngàn*.

- Em gửi chị năm mươi nghìn nhé. — Here's fifty thousand.
- Vé xe buýt bảy nghìn. — A bus ticket is seven thousand.

In Saigon you say [ngàn](https://vietnamesebuddy.com/words/ngan-thousand/#lx_ngan).

Hà Nội only · to recognize

Grammar: [Big numbers: trăm, ngàn / nghìn, triệu, tỷ](https://vietnamesebuddy.com/grammar/big-numbers/)

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