How to Say “Ten” in Vietnamese

mười
[mɨəj˨˩]
In Vietnamese, the English phrase "ten" is translated as mười. Wiktionary also lists chục.
Meaning: the cardinal number occurring after 9 and before 11 (num)

Ways to say it

“ten” in Vietnamese
Vietnamese IPA
mười [mɨəj˨˩] (Hà Nội, narrow)
[mɨj˦˩] (Huế, narrow)
chục [t͡ɕʊwk͡p̚˧˨ʔ] (Hà Nội, narrow)
[t͡ɕʊwk͡p̚˨˩ʔ] (Huế, narrow)

mười is the standard cardinal number used for counting, telling time and stating ages.

How does it change in a sentence?

While mười is used for the number ten itself, it changes to mươi when acting as a multiplier in compound numbers, such as hai mươi for twenty.

Did you know?

  • While mười is used for the number ten, the phrase mười phân vẹn mười uses the number to describe something that is absolutely perfect.
  • A written form of chục appeared as chọuc in a Portuguese-Latin-Vietnamese dictionary published in 1651.
  • In some regional dialects and casual speech, vài chục is used to mean 'a few tens' or 'several dozen', making it more flexible than the precise mười.

Examples in context

  • Gần mười giờ rồi.
    It's almost ten o'clock.
    This sentence shows how to use mười when telling time.
    Tatoeba #13599615 by leucammieuvu, translation #10195315 by CK
  • Tôi có mười người con.
    I have ten children.
    This sentence demonstrates using mười to count people.
    Tatoeba #8974900 by dotheduyet1999, translation #7911077 by User83551
  • Tôi nợ cô ấy mười Đô-la.
    I owe ten dollars to her.
    This sentence shows using mười to state an amount of money.
    Tatoeba #8997626 by dotheduyet1999, translation #308642 by CK
  • Tôi cần mười quyển sách
    I need ten books.
  • Trường học có mười phòng học
    The school has ten classrooms.
  • Hãy viết mười câu với từ mới này
    Please write ten sentences with this new word.
  • Tôi đã học mười câu trong tiếng Anh
    I've learned ten sentences in English.
  • Có chục người đang đợi ở ngoài
    There are about ten people waiting outside.
  • Em có chục quyển truyện
    I have around ten storybooks.
  • 31 more sentences on Tatoeba

Example conversation

Hương and Tuấn are talking about a fruit order.

  1. Hương

    Anh muốn mua bao nhiêu quả táo?
    How many apples do you want to buy?
  2. Tuấn

    Cho anh mười quả táo nhé.
    Give me ten apples, please.
  3. Hương

    Vâng, mười quả táo của anh đây.
    Yes, here are your ten apples.
  4. Tuấn

    Cảm ơn Hương nhiều.
    Thank you very much, Hương.

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