# trước meaning in Vietnamese: before (A2)

> trước means “before” in Vietnamese. It can also mean in front, last. Examples with audio, in Northern and Southern wording.

Source: https://vietnamesebuddy.com/words/truoc-before/ · Updated 2026-10-18

**trước**: before · in front · last

Level: A2 (our estimate)

Typed without accents: truoc

## 1. before (preposition)

Before a time: *trước bảy giờ*. Before an action, *trước khi*.

- Em về trước bảy giờ. — I'll be home before seven.
- Trước Tết chợ đông lắm. — Before Tết the markets are packed.

Level: A2

Grammar: [Before and after doing: trước khi / sau khi](https://vietnamesebuddy.com/grammar/truoc-khi-sau-khi/)

## 2. in front (preposition)

in front of

Before a place: *trước nhà*, in front of the house; also *phía trước*.

- Saigon: Chị chờ em trước cửa nha. | Hà Nội: Chị đợi em trước cửa nhé. — Wait for me in front of the door.
- Có một quán cà phê trước nhà tui. — There's a café in front of my house.

Level: A2

Grammar: [Position words: trên, dưới, trong, ngoài, trước, sau, cạnh](https://vietnamesebuddy.com/grammar/location-words/)

## 3. last (adjective)

last, previous

After a time word: *tuần trước*, last week; *năm trước*, last year.

- Saigon: Tuần trước em bị bệnh. | Hà Nội: Tuần trước em bị ốm. — I was sick last week.
- Tháng trước anh đi Huế. — I went to Huế last month.

Level: A2

Grammar: [This, last, next: tuần này, tuần trước, tuần sau](https://vietnamesebuddy.com/grammar/this-last-next/)

## Opposite

- [sau](https://vietnamesebuddy.com/words/sau-after/#s_sau_behind): behind

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