In Vietnam, nine ("chín") is often counted as one of the luckiest numbers.
Many people feel happy when they see the number nine. It is thought to bring good luck.
💡 Vietnamese Numbers — Fun Facts
Fun “Did you know?” facts about Vietnamese Numbers — tap through 10 at a time!
In Vietnamese, the word for one billion is "tỉ" — a truly giant number!
A billion is a one with nine zeros after it. That is far more than you could ever count in a day.
In Vietnamese, "trăm" means one hundred.
One hundred is a lot to count! Một trăm means one hundred, like một trăm ngôi sao — a hundred stars.
The number zero in Vietnamese is called "không."
Không means zero, or nothing at all. The same little word can also mean "no."
The Vietnamese word for ten is "mười."
Ten is a big, round number. After mười comes mười một, which means eleven.
In Vietnamese, "bốn" means four and "năm" means five.
Now you can count to five: một, hai, ba, bốn, năm. That is one whole hand!
In Vietnamese, "một" means one, "hai" means two, and "ba" means three.
These are some of the first words Vietnamese children learn. You can count on your fingers: một, hai, ba!