# trừ meaning in Vietnamese: except (A2)

> trừ means “except, apart from” in Vietnamese. It can also mean subtract. Examples with audio, in Northern and Southern wording.

Source: https://vietnamesebuddy.com/words/tru-except/ · Updated 2026-10-18

**trừ**: except · subtract

Level: A2 (our estimate)

Typed without accents: tru

## 1. except (preposition)

except, apart from, but

After a statement with an 'all' in it: *Ai cũng đi, trừ anh Nam.*

- Em ăn được hết, trừ sầu riêng. — I can eat anything except durian.
- Saigon: Ai cũng tới rồi, trừ chị Hoa. | Hà Nội: Ai cũng đến rồi, trừ chị Hoa. — Everyone's here except Hoa.

Level: A2

Grammar: [Except: trừ, ngoại trừ](https://vietnamesebuddy.com/grammar/tru-except/)

## 2. subtract (verb)

to subtract, minus, to deduct

- Chín trừ bốn là năm. — Nine minus four is five.
- Hai mươi trừ năm còn mười lăm. — Twenty minus five leaves fifteen.

Level: A2

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