Counting numbers in Vietnamese

How to count in Vietnamese?

As numbers are an integral part for having an conversation, we will teach how to count, to say the ordinal numbers and other adjectives that describe numeric value. This will be helpful later on for telling the time and for doing groceries.

Numbers in Vietnamese 1 -10

1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10

Vietnamese numbers 11 - 20

11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20

Vietnamese numbers 30 - 100

30, 40, 50, 60, 70, 80, 90, 100

Vietnamese numbers 200 - 1 000

200, 300, 400, 500, 600, 700, 800, 900, 1000

Vietnamese numbers 2 000 - 10 000

2000, 3000, 4000, 5000, 6000, 7000, 8000, 9000, 10000

Vietnamese numbers 100 000 - 1 000 000 000

100000, 1000000, 10000000, 100000000, 1000000000

Please note the special pronunciation of these Vietnamese numbers: 

• 1 is pronounced mốt in numbers from 21 to 91

• 5 is pronunced lăm in numbers from 15-95 
• 10 is pronounced mươi in numbers from 20 to 99
• Also: commas are not used as thousand separators (i.e. division the digits into groups of three), instead a space is used or a full stop: 1 000 000; 1.000.000

Ordinal numbers

Ordinal numbers describe the order of things (i.e. rank, position) but they do not show the quantity.

Fractions

Here you will find the basic expressions for quarter, half and whole:

Summary

After successfully completing this chapter, you will know all the important expressions for numbers of numeric or ordinal value. This will be helpful for the next chapter, when you'll learn how to tell the time.