Vietnamese phrase guide
How to say what time is it in Vietnamese
Mấy giờ rồi? means "what time is it" in Vietnamese. Hear pronunciation, learn polite variants, examples, and common mistakes.
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To say "what time is it" in Vietnamese, say "Mấy giờ rồi?". It is everyday, and the variants below show how to use it naturally.
- Easy pronunciation: may zuh roy
- Best use: Use this to ask the current time.
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Mấy giờ rồi?
what time is it
Literal meaning: what hour already
Easy pronunciation: may zuh roy
Use this to ask the current time.
Pronunciation breakdown
Vietnamese spelling
Mấy → mờ ây mây sắc Mấy
giờ → giờ ơ giơ huyền giờ
rồi → rờ ôi rôi huyền rồi
Useful variants
Bây giờ là mấy giờ?
What time is it now?
Full version.
Mấy giờ gặp?
What time should we meet?
Scheduling.
Hai giờ rưỡi
Two thirty
Common answer pattern.
Example sentences
Mấy giờ rồi?
What time is it?
Bây giờ là ba giờ kém mười lăm.
It is fifteen minutes to three.
Common mistakes
- Rồi adds the sense of now/already in this question.
- Vietnamese often says half past as giờ rưỡi.
FAQ
Can I say bây giờ là mấy giờ?
Yes. It is a fuller version of asking what time it is now.
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