Days, months and seasons in Vietnamese

In this chapter, we will introduce you to the vocabulary about the days, months and seasons in Vietnamese. It is important to note that for both the days and the months, the Vietnamese don't have specific names but they count them. For instance, January would be tháng một = month 1.

The days of the week in Vietnamese

As mentioned before, there are no specific names for the days of the week. 

Ngày means literally day and can be placed in front of the days but it is mostly left out in the spoken language.

• Chủ nhật means main day and that's when the week starts. That's why Monday continues with day 2.

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The months of the year in Vietnamese

Tháng again means literally month and you count them as follows:

The seasons in Vietnamese

For the word season, the Vietnamese use mùa and then add the word for the specific season:

Season	English	Vietnamese
	spring	mùa xuân
	summer	mùa hè
	autumn	mùa thu
	winter	mùa đông

How to say the date in Vietnamese

If you want to tell the date in Vietnamese, you should remember the following format first DD/MM/YYYY.

For day you use ngày, for month tháng and for year năm:

• Ngày + (1-31) + tháng + (1-12) + năm (xxxx)
• e.g. 31/07/2017 = ngày ba mốt tháng bảy năm hai nghìn không trăm mười bảy

Summary

This was pretty easy, wasn't it? Instead of needing to learn new vocabulary, you can just name the days and months by counting them. How convenient! Let's test your skills with our exercises!