# thỉnh thoảng meaning in Vietnamese: sometimes (A1)

> thỉnh thoảng means “sometimes, occasionally” in Vietnamese. Examples with audio.

Source: https://vietnamesebuddy.com/words/thinh-thoang/ · Updated 2026-10-18

**thỉnh thoảng**: sometimes

Level: A1 (our estimate)

Typed without accents: thinh thoang

## 1. sometimes (adverb)

sometimes, occasionally, now and then

It can go before the verb or open the sentence.

- Thỉnh thoảng em đi ăn phở với bạn. — Sometimes I go for phở with friends.
- Em thỉnh thoảng gọi điện về nhà. — I call home now and then.

Grammar: [How often: thường, luôn, thỉnh thoảng before the verb](https://vietnamesebuddy.com/grammar/frequency-position/)

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