# nhỏ hơn meaning in Vietnamese: younger (A2)

> nhỏ hơn means “younger, smaller” in Vietnamese. Examples with audio, in Northern and Southern wording.

Source: https://vietnamesebuddy.com/words/nho-hon/ · Updated 2026-10-18

**nhỏ hơn**: younger

Level: A2 (our estimate)

Typed without accents: nho hon

## 1. younger (adjective)

younger, smaller

Of people it usually means younger.

- Saigon: Em nhỏ hơn chị ba tuổi. | Hà Nội: Em kém chị ba tuổi. — I'm three years younger than you.
- Saigon: Có cái nhỏ hơn không? | Hà Nội: Có cái bé hơn không? — Do you have a smaller one?

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