chào buổi tối
chào buổi tối is the Vietnamese way to say good evening. Wiktionary also lists xin chào buổi tối.
Meaning: greeting said in the evening (intj)
Ways to say it
| Vietnamese |
|---|
| chào buổi tối |
| xin chào buổi tối |
This phrase is used as a greeting during the evening hours.
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase chào buổi tối is composed of chào (to greet) and buổi tối (evening).
Is there a formal and an informal way to say it?
chào buổi tối is a formal way to say good evening. You can make the greeting even more formal and polite by adding xin to the beginning, resulting in xin chào buổi tối.
Did you know?
- Although it looks like the Italian 'ciao', the Vietnamese word chào has no linguistic connection to it, despite both meaning 'hello' and 'goodbye'.
- Because Vietnamese culture relies heavily on social hierarchy, a 'good evening' is almost always modified by a pronoun that specifies your relationship to the listener.
- While xin chào buổi tối is very formal, the word xin acts as a polite marker that translates more closely to 'please' or 'I beg', rather than a standard greeting prefix.
Examples in context
- Chào buổi tối, Tom.Good evening, Tom.This sentence shows how to use chào buổi tối when addressing someone by name.Tatoeba #13340659 by leucammieuvu, translation #7118028 by CK
- Chào buổi tối.Good evening.This sentence shows a standalone use of chào buổi tối.Tatoeba #9752158 by dotheduyet1999, translation #333156 by Aurix
- Chào buổi tối, anh/chị!Good evening, sir/madam!
- Chào buổi tối!Good evening!
- Chào buổi tối, cả nhà.Good evening, everyone.
Example conversation
Hương and Nam meet at a restaurant for dinner.
- HươngChào buổi tối, Nam!Good evening, Nam!
- NamChào Hương, bạn khỏe không?Hello Hương, how are you?
- HươngMình khỏe, cảm ơn bạn.I am well, thank you.
- NamChúng ta vào trong thôi.Let's go inside.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “good evening” translations, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries buổi, chào, tối, xin, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
