VIETNAMESE MEASUREMENTS

In Vietnamese, expressing measurements is essential for daily conversations, whether discussing length, weight, or volume.

This lesson will introduce common measurement units, such as meters, kilograms, and liters, and how to use them correctly in sentences.

TIME

Here is a list of the most common time measurements: 

TIME QUESTIONS

You can follow this pattern to make a question about time: 

For example: 

NOTE || Unless it is about time measurement, you can use “Bao nhiêu + measurement” to ask “How many?” for the rest of three measurements below: 

WEIGHT

NOTE || You can make a question about quantity with the suitable adjectives 

For weight measurement, you use “nặng” which means “heavy”:
Play Nặng bao nhiêu? = How heavy is it? 

HEIGHT / DISTANCE

NOTE || You can make a question about quantity with the suitable adjectives.

For height measurement, you use “cao” which means “high”:
Play Cao bao nhiêu? = How high is it? 

For distance measurement, you use “dài” which means “long”:
Play Dài bao nhiêu? = How long is it? 

VOLUME, DEPTH, CAPACITY, AREA

NOTE || You can make a question about quantity with the suitable adjectives.

For depth measurement, you use “sâu” which means “deep”:
Play Sâu bao nhiêu? = How deep is it? 

For area measurement, you use “rộng” which means “wide”:
Play Rộng bao nhiêu? = How wide is it?

ELECTRICITY

NOTE || You can make a question about quantity with the suitable adjectives 

For electricity measurement, you use “mạnh” which means “powerful”:
Play Mạnh bao nhiêu? = How powerful is it? 

DEGREE

For degree measurement, it is not a metric unit so you omit the measurement after “Bao nhiêu?”. Instead, you follow this pattern: 

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