Tens
Ba mươi
number + mươi
Use this for 30, 40, 50, and up to 90.
Southern Vietnamese
Vietnamese Numbers and Prices
Learn to count from 1 to 20, recognize tens up to 100, and understand large Vietnamese money chunks like nghìn, triệu, and trăm triệu.
Mini lesson
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Use this page when you need numbers for prices, quantities, rent, deposits, phone numbers, appointment times, and everyday shopping.
Learn these first
Day 8 money focus
Numbers to 100 + money chunks
Today moves from simple counting into the chunks you hear in shops: tens, hundreds, thousand, and dong.
Money tip
50.000 đồng is roughly around US$2, so practice reading big-looking prices as everyday chunks.
Hundreds
Một trăm
number + trăm
Một trăm is the first hundred chunk.
Standard thousand
Một nghìn
number + nghìn
Nghìn is the standard written and formal thousand word.
Southern price speech
Một ngàn đồng
ngàn đồng
Ngàn is common Southern spoken price language.
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Day 8 vocabulary focus
Vocabulary: hai mươi, ba mươi, một trăm, nghìn/ngàn
Build prices from these chunks. Nghìn is standard and written; ngàn is very common in Southern spoken prices.
20
Hai mươi
The base for twenty-something numbers.
30
Ba mươi
A clear tens chunk for prices and quantities.
100
Một trăm
The first hundred chunk.
1,000
Một nghìn
Một ngàn đồng
Nghìn is standard; ngàn is common in Southern price speech.
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Day 8 listening focus
Listening drill: read store prices
Play each price, read the digits, then say the Vietnamese price out loud before checking the English.
5.000 đồng
Năm nghìn
Small everyday amount.
10.000 đồng
Mười nghìn
Common small price.
20.000 đồng
Hai mươi nghìn
Very common price.
50.000 đồng
Năm mươi ngàn đồng
Roughly around US$2 as a learning mnemonic.
100.000 đồng
Một trăm nghìn
Common for meals and rides.
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Day 8 grammar focus
Grammar note: ordinal numbers
For early ordinal numbers, use thứ before the number word. Start with first, second, and third.
1st
Thứ nhất
First
Use thứ nhất for first.
2nd
Thứ hai
Second
Use thứ hai for second.
3rd
Thứ ba
Third
Use thứ ba for third.
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Day 8 price exercise
Exercise: ask prices for 5 imaginary items
Use one question, then answer with a different price each time. The item can stay imaginary; the rhythm should feel real.
Question pattern
Cái này bao nhiêu?
Imaginary item 1
Ask about: coffee
Năm nghìn
Ask the question, then answer with this price.
Imaginary item 2
Ask about: banh mi
Mười nghìn
Ask the question, then answer with this price.
Imaginary item 3
Ask about: fruit
Hai mươi nghìn
Ask the question, then answer with this price.
Imaginary item 4
Ask about: notebook
Năm mươi ngàn đồng
Ask the question, then answer with this price.
Imaginary item 5
Ask about: shirt
Một trăm nghìn
Ask the question, then answer with this price.
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Real situations
Count 1 to 20
Build the small-number base before using prices or quantities.
Pay special attention to mười and mười lăm.
Tens up to 100
Recognize the round numbers you hear in prices, ages, addresses, and quantities.
Mươi is the important tens marker.
Large money chunks
Move from small prices into rent, deposits, and larger transactions.
Một nghìn Một triệu Mười triệu Một trăm triệu Năm nghìn Mười nghìn Hai mươi nghìn Năm mươi nghìn Một trăm nghìn
Nghìn means thousand, triệu means million, and trăm triệu means one hundred million.
People and quantities
Use numbers with classifiers and people-count questions.
Classifier words like cái become useful immediately.
All phrases
Play normal audio first, then slow audio, then save only the phrases you will actually need.
Một
One
Often changes sound in fast counting chunks.
Say it
Listen first, then use these tone cues.
Một mot heavy Drop the voice low and short.
Hai
Two
Basic number.
Say it
Listen first, then use these tone cues.
Hai hai level Keep the voice steady and level.
Ba
Three
Basic number.
Say it
Listen first, then use these tone cues.
Ba ba level Keep the voice steady and level.
Bốn
Four
Basic number with rising tone.
Say it
Listen first, then use these tone cues.
Bốn bon rising Keep the final n short.
Năm
Five
Listen for năm versus lăm in counting chunks.
Say it
Listen first, then use these tone cues.
Năm nam level Keep the voice steady and level.
Sáu
Six
Basic number with rising tone.
Say it
Listen first, then use these tone cues.
Sáu sau rising Lift the voice upward.
Bảy
Seven
Basic number with dipping tone.
Say it
Listen first, then use these tone cues.
Bảy bay dipping Dip slightly, then recover.
Tám
Eight
Basic number with rising tone.
Say it
Listen first, then use these tone cues.
Tám tam rising Lift the voice upward.
Chín
Nine
Basic number with rising tone.
Say it
Listen first, then use these tone cues.
Chín chin rising Keep the final n short.
Mười
Ten
Keep the falling tone clear.
Say it
Listen first, then use these tone cues.
Mười muoi falling Let the voice fall gently.
Mười một
Eleven
Ten plus one.
Say it
Listen first, then use these tone cues.
Mười muoi falling Let the voice fall gently. một mot heavy Drop the voice low and short.
Mười hai
Twelve
Ten plus two.
Say it
Listen first, then use these tone cues.
Mười muoi falling Let the voice fall gently. hai hai level Keep the voice steady and level.
Mười ba
Thirteen
Ten plus three.
Say it
Listen first, then use these tone cues.
Mười muoi falling Let the voice fall gently. ba ba level Keep the voice steady and level.
Mười bốn
Fourteen
Ten plus four.
Say it
Listen first, then use these tone cues.
Mười muoi falling Let the voice fall gently. bốn bon rising Keep the final n short.
Mười lăm
Fifteen
Vietnamese uses lăm after mười.
Say it
Listen first, then use these tone cues.
Mười muoi falling Let the voice fall gently. lăm lam level Keep the voice steady and level.
Mười sáu
Sixteen
Ten plus six.
Say it
Listen first, then use these tone cues.
Mười muoi falling Let the voice fall gently. sáu sau rising Lift the voice upward.
Mười bảy
Seventeen
Ten plus seven.
Say it
Listen first, then use these tone cues.
Mười muoi falling Let the voice fall gently. bảy bay dipping Dip slightly, then recover.
Mười tám
Eighteen
Ten plus eight.
Say it
Listen first, then use these tone cues.
Mười muoi falling Let the voice fall gently. tám tam rising Lift the voice upward.
Mười chín
Nineteen
Ten plus nine.
Say it
Listen first, then use these tone cues.
Mười muoi falling Let the voice fall gently. chín chin rising Keep the final n short.
Hai mươi
Twenty
The base for twenty-something numbers.
Say it
Listen first, then use these tone cues.
Hai hai level Keep the voice steady and level. mươi muoi level Keep the voice steady and level.
Ba mươi
Thirty
First tens chunk after twenty.
Say it
Listen first, then use these tone cues.
Ba ba level Keep the voice steady and level. mươi muoi level Keep the voice steady and level.
Bốn mươi
Forty
Listen for bốn before mươi.
Say it
Listen first, then use these tone cues.
Bốn bon rising Keep the final n short. mươi muoi level Keep the voice steady and level.
Năm mươi
Fifty
Different from năm nghìn and năm mươi nghìn.
Say it
Listen first, then use these tone cues.
Năm nam level Keep the voice steady and level. mươi muoi level Keep the voice steady and level.
Sáu mươi
Sixty
Keep sáu rising, then mươi level/falling.
Say it
Listen first, then use these tone cues.
Sáu sau rising Lift the voice upward. mươi muoi level Keep the voice steady and level.
Bảy mươi
Seventy
Common in prices and ages.
Say it
Listen first, then use these tone cues.
Bảy bay dipping Dip slightly, then recover. mươi muoi level Keep the voice steady and level.
Tám mươi
Eighty
Common in prices.
Say it
Listen first, then use these tone cues.
Tám tam rising Lift the voice upward. mươi muoi level Keep the voice steady and level.
Chín mươi
Ninety
Common in prices.
Say it
Listen first, then use these tone cues.
Chín chin rising Keep the final n short. mươi muoi level Keep the voice steady and level.
Một trăm
One hundred
Basic large number chunk.
Say it
Listen first, then use these tone cues.
Một mot heavy Drop the voice low and short. trăm tram level Keep the voice steady and level.
Một nghìn
One thousand
Vietnamese prices often use nghìn.
Say it
Listen first, then use these tone cues.
Một mot heavy Drop the voice low and short. nghìn nghin falling Start with the back-of-mouth ng sound.
Một triệu
One million
Useful for rent, deposits, and larger prices.
Say it
Listen first, then use these tone cues.
Một mot heavy Drop the voice low and short. triệu trieu heavy Drop the voice low and short.
Mười triệu
Ten million
Common for monthly rent or bigger purchases.
Say it
Listen first, then use these tone cues.
Mười muoi falling Let the voice fall gently. triệu trieu heavy Drop the voice low and short.
Một trăm triệu
One hundred million
Useful for large budgets and deposits.
Say it
Listen first, then use these tone cues.
Một mot heavy Drop the voice low and short. trăm tram level Keep the voice steady and level. triệu trieu heavy Drop the voice low and short.
Năm nghìn
Five thousand
Common small amount.
Say it
Listen first, then use these tone cues.
Năm nam level Keep the voice steady and level. nghìn nghin falling Start with the back-of-mouth ng sound.
Mười nghìn
Ten thousand
Common small price.
Say it
Listen first, then use these tone cues.
Mười muoi falling Let the voice fall gently. nghìn nghin falling Start with the back-of-mouth ng sound.
Hai mươi nghìn
Twenty thousand
Very common price.
Say it
Listen first, then use these tone cues.
Hai hai level Keep the voice steady and level. mươi muoi level Keep the voice steady and level. nghìn nghin falling Start with the back-of-mouth ng sound.
Năm mươi nghìn
Fifty thousand
Listen carefully for mươi.
Say it
Listen first, then use these tone cues.
Năm nam level Keep the voice steady and level. mươi muoi level Keep the voice steady and level. nghìn nghin falling Start with the back-of-mouth ng sound.
Một trăm nghìn
One hundred thousand
Common for meals and rides.
Say it
Listen first, then use these tone cues.
Một mot heavy Drop the voice low and short. trăm tram level Keep the voice steady and level. nghìn nghin falling Start with the back-of-mouth ng sound.
Bao nhiêu người?
How many people?
Useful for restaurants.
Say it
Listen first, then use these tone cues.
Bao bao level Keep the voice steady and level. nhiêu nhieu level Keep the voice steady and level. người nguoi falling Start with the back-of-mouth ng sound.
Hai cái
Two items
Cái is a general classifier.
Say it
Listen first, then use these tone cues.
Hai hai level Keep the voice steady and level. cái cai rising Lift the voice upward.
Một ngàn đồng
One thousand dong
Ngàn is common Southern spoken price language for nghìn.
Say it
Listen first, then use these tone cues.
Một mot heavy Drop the voice low and short. ngàn ngan falling Use the Southern-friendly ngàn form for prices. đồng dong falling Let the voice fall gently.
Năm mươi ngàn đồng
Fifty thousand dong
A useful everyday price chunk; roughly around US$2 as a learning mnemonic.
Say it
Listen first, then use these tone cues.
Năm nam level Keep the voice steady and level. mươi muoi level Keep the voice steady and level. ngàn ngan falling Use the Southern-friendly ngàn form for prices. đồng dong falling Let the voice fall gently.
Thứ nhất
First
Ordinal number: first.
Say it
Listen first, then use these tone cues.
Thứ thu rising Lift the voice upward. nhất nhat rising Clip the final t.
Thứ hai
Second
Ordinal number: second.
Say it
Listen first, then use these tone cues.
Thứ thu rising Lift the voice upward. hai hai level Keep the voice steady and level.
Thứ ba
Third
Ordinal number: third.
Say it
Listen first, then use these tone cues.
Thứ thu rising Lift the voice upward. ba ba level Keep the voice steady and level.
Cái này bao nhiêu?
How much is this?
A short store question you can reuse with any object.
Say it
Listen first, then use these tone cues.
Cái cai rising Lift the voice upward. này nay falling Let the voice fall gently. bao bao level Keep the voice steady and level. nhiêu nhieu level Keep the voice steady and level.
Mini dialogue
Seller
Năm mươi nghìn.
Fifty thousand.
You
Hai cái bao nhiêu?
How much for two items?
Seller
Một trăm nghìn.
One hundred thousand.
Landlord
Mười triệu một tháng.
Ten million per month.
You
Cảm ơn.
Thank you.
Practice ladder
- 1 Play the first phrase at normal speed once.
- 2 Play it slowly, then repeat it aloud without reading English.
- 3 Cover the Vietnamese and recall it from the situation.
- 4 Save only the phrases you would actually need this week.
- 5 Review saved phrases tomorrow before learning new ones.
Common mistakes
- Do not listen only for the first number; mươi, nghìn, triệu, and trăm carry the real scale.
- Do not confuse năm, năm mươi, and năm mươi nghìn.
- Do not read Vietnamese prices through English comma habits.
Cultural notes
- Many casual prices are spoken as shortened nghìn chunks.
- Rent and deposits often use triệu chunks, so million-level numbers matter early.
- Pointing at money or a menu while repeating the price is normal for beginners.
Meaning check
Quick practice
You hear one million. Which phrase matches?
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Start with the Learn these first section, listen at normal speed, repeat slowly, then save only the phrases you expect to use.
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