trước

before · in front · last

A2 · estimate

Typed without accents: truoc

Meanings

Highlighted words are what Saigon and Hà Nội say differently.

  1. before

    preposition

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

    A2Grammar: Before and after doing: trước khi / sau khi

  2. in front

    preposition

    in front of

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

    A2Grammar: Position words: trên, dưới, trong, ngoài, trước, sau, cạnh

  3. last

    adjective

    last, previous

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

    A2Grammar: This, last, next: tuần này, tuần trước, tuần sau

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