Markerngày mai
Example
Ngày mai tôi gặp cô ấy.
Tomorrow I will meet her.Why it matters
Future time is already clear, so sẽ can disappear.
Vietnamese Time Markers
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ngày mai Tomorrow I will meet her.
Choose this when the calendar word, not the verb, makes the event future.
17 Vietnamese time and aspect clues
A compact guide from the lesson: time words, markers, context, and examples.
Markerhôm nay
Example
Hôm nay tôi học tiếng Việt.
Today I study Vietnamese.Why it matters
hôm nay anchors the sentence to the present day without changing the verb.
Markerhôm qua
Example
Hôm qua tôi gặp cô ấy.
Yesterday I met her.Why it matters
hôm qua can carry the past meaning by itself, so đã is often optional.
Markerđã
Example
Anh ấy đã đi làm.
He went to work.Why it matters
đã often marks completion, but clear time words can do the job too.
Markerđang
Example
Lúc đó tôi đang ngủ.
At that time I was sleeping.Why it matters
đang can describe now, the past, or the future if the time is set.
Markersẽ
Example
Ngày mai trời sẽ mưa.
Tomorrow it will rain.Why it matters
sẽ is useful when the future needs to be explicit.
Markersắp
Example
Trời sắp mưa.
It is about to rain.Why it matters
sắp is nearer than a general future with sẽ.
Markervừa / mới
Example
Tôi vừa mới gặp anh ấy.
I just met him.Why it matters
vừa mới adds emphasis to a recent past action.
Markerrồi
Example
Tôi ăn rồi.
I already ate.Why it matters
rồi usually sits after the verb phrase.
Markerchưa
Example
Bạn ăn chưa?
Have you eaten yet?Why it matters
chưa is central for asking about completion.
Markerđã...chưa?
Example
Bạn đã làm bài tập chưa?
Have you done the homework yet?Why it matters
In everyday speech, đã is often dropped.
Markerđã...rồi
Example
Tôi đã gửi email rồi.
I already sent the email.Why it matters
This is stronger than just đã or just rồi.
Markerđang...thì...
Example
Tôi đang ngủ thì điện thoại reo.
I was sleeping when the phone rang.Why it matters
This maps well to “was doing X when Y happened.”
Markertừng
Example
Bạn từng ăn món này chưa?
Have you ever eaten this dish?Why it matters
Negative experience often uses chưa từng.
Markerđã từng
Example
Tôi đã từng học tiếng Pháp.
I used to study French.Why it matters
đã từng is similar to từng, but more clearly past.
Markercòn
Example
Cô ấy còn ở đây.
She is still here.Why it matters
The negative pattern không còn...nữa means “no longer.”
Markeraspect markers
Example
ăn = eat, ate, or will eat, depending on context.
ăn changes meaning through context and markers.Why it matters
Vietnamese verbs stay the same. Markers and context do the work.