# rưởi meaning in Vietnamese: and a half (A2)

> rưởi means “and a half” in Vietnamese. Examples with audio, in Northern and Southern wording.

Source: https://vietnamesebuddy.com/words/ruoi-and-a-half/ · Updated 2026-10-18

**rưởi**: and a half

Level: A2 (our estimate)

Typed without accents: ruoi

## 1. and a half (number)

After *trăm*, *ngàn* or *triệu*: *một trăm rưởi* is 150, *hai ngàn rưởi* 2,500. In Saigon it sounds just like *rưỡi*; only the spelling differs.

- Tiền phòng một triệu rưởi một tháng. — The room is one and a half million a month.
- Saigon: Cái nón này hai trăm rưởi. | Hà Nội: Cái mũ này hai trăm rưởi. — This hat is 250,000 đồng.

Grammar: [Half and … and a half: nửa, rưỡi, rưởi](https://vietnamesebuddy.com/grammar/nua-ruoi-half/)

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