Expressing “just now” with “vừa nãy”

In Vietnamese, we use vừa nãy to express “just now”.

Alternatives to vừa nãy are khi nãy, lúc nãy, ban nãy, hồi nãy, vừa rồi, and vừa xong (same meaning).

Modifying verbs

Structure

Place vừa nãy before the subject or, if the subject is implied or empty, a verb to express “just now”.

vừa nãy (+ subj.) + verb

Examples


Modifying nouns

Structure

Place vừa nãy after a noun.

noun + vừa nãy

measure word + noun + vừa nãy

When the noun is understood from context, it’s acceptable to drop it and place vừa nãy after the measure word of the noun (only works if it has a measure word).

measure word + vừa nãy

Examples


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