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mười
/mɨə̯ˀ/
ten
Tôi có mười quyển sách.
I have ten books.
formal
The cardinal number ten.
Có mười học sinh trong lớp.
There are ten students in the class.
Used as a base for larger numbers (mười một = eleven, mười hai = twelve, etc.).
Related Phrases
Pro Tip
Counting with classifiers
When counting objects, place the classifier after ‘mười’: ‘mười cuốn sách’ (ten books).
Gold Rule
Number agreement
Use ‘mười’ without any plural marker; Vietnamese numbers do not change form for singular/plural.
Word Origin
Borrowed from Sino‑Vietnamese, derived from Chinese character 十 meaning ‘ten’.
Usage Notes
‘mười’ functions as a cardinal number and can appear before nouns, classifiers, or as part of compound numbers.
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