lần

/lən/

time

Đây là lần đầu tiên tôi đến đây.

This is the first time I've come here.

general

An instance or occurrence of something happening, especially a single event in a series.

Tôi đã gặp anh ấy ba lần trong tuần này.

I've met him three times this week.

Often used with numbers to indicate frequency.

general

A turn or opportunity to do something.

Lần này đến tôi chơi.

It's my turn to play.

Common in games or shared activities.

Collocations

for the first time

for the last time

'Lần' is often used with numbers to indicate how often something happens.

From Sino-Vietnamese 番 (phạn), meaning 'time' or 'turn'.

Can be used with classifiers like 'lần đầu' (first time) or 'lần nữa' (another time).

lần

time or turn

root

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