In Vietnamese, we use nửa to express “half”.
Structure
Place nửa before the measure word of a noun to express “half”.
nửa + measure word + noun
When the noun is understood from context, it’s acceptable to drop it.
nửa + measure word
If the noun doesn’t have a measure word, place nửa before the noun.
nửa + noun
Examples
- nửa cái bánh
half a cake - nửa quả
half (a fruit) - nửa cân
half a kilogramme - nửa sự thật
half the truth