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