# tư meaning in Vietnamese: four (A1)

> tư means “four” in Vietnamese. Examples with audio.

Source: https://vietnamesebuddy.com/words/tu-four/ · Updated 2026-10-18

**tư**: four

Level: A1 (our estimate)

Typed without accents: tu

## 1. four (number)

Hà Nội's usual four after *mươi*: *hai mươi tư*, 24; Saigon mostly says *bốn*. Everyone says *tư* in *thứ tư* (Wednesday), *tháng tư* (April) and *một phần tư* (a quarter).

- Một ngày có hai mươi tư tiếng. — A day has twenty-four hours.
- Lớp em có ba mươi tư người. — There are thirty-four people in my class.

Said everywhere: [bốn](https://vietnamesebuddy.com/words/bon-four/#lx_bon).

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