# thức khuya meaning in Vietnamese: to stay up late (A1)

> thức khuya means “to stay up late” in Vietnamese. Examples with audio, in Northern and Southern wording.

Source: https://vietnamesebuddy.com/words/thuc-khuya/ · Updated 2026-10-31

**thức khuya**: stay up late

Level: A1 (our estimate)

Typed without accents: thuc khuya

## 1. stay up late (verb)

- Saigon: Tối qua em thức khuya coi phim. | Hà Nội: Tối qua em thức khuya xem phim. — Last night I stayed up late watching a movie.
- Đừng thức khuya quá nha con. — Don't stay up too late.

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