The Vietnamese word for night is
đêm
Translations for night and their definitions
| đêm | |
| 1. n. night, especially late night after 9 PM, including the wee hours of the morning; the overnight hours; compare tối | |
| Đêm qua đi ngủ mấy giờ? - When did you go to bed last night? |
| tối | |
| 1. adj. dark | |
| 2. n. the duration from the late evening (around 6 PM) to the early night (around 8 PM) | |
| 7 giờ tối em sẽ về nhà. - I will get back home at 7 PM. |
| ban đêm | |
| 1. n. (at/by) night |
| khuya | |
| 1. adj. (of night or nightly activities) late | |
| đêm khuya - late night | |
| 2. adv. late at night | |
| thức khuya - to stay up late |
| chúc ngủ ngon | |
| 1. v. (uncommon, usually in translations of Western texts) to wish someone a good night sleep | |
| Chúc mẹ ngủ ngon đi con. - Say good night to your mother. | |
| 2. interj. (uncommon, usually in translations of Western texts) good night | |
| chúc (anh/chị/em/bố/mẹ/con/bé/cả nhà) ngủ ngon - good night(, my big bro/big sis/little sibling/dad/mom/child/baby/family) |
| tạm biệt | |
| 1. interj. (formal, or literary) farewell; till we meet again | |
| 2. v. (literary) to bid farewell | |
| nói lời tạm biệt - to bid farewell |
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