No. 402 in Vietnamese
nghìn
"Ngìn" means "thousand" in English.
In a sentence
Tôi có một nghìn đồng trong ví.
I have one thousand dong in my wallet.
The word 'nghìn' (thousand) is used as a numerical quantifier indicating the quantity of money.
Người đó có vẻ cách xa hàng nghìn cây số.
That person seems to be thousands of kilometers away.
Here, 'nghìn' is used metaphorically to denote a large quantity, in this case, kilometers.
Em ngàn lần cảm ơn anh vì sự giúp đỡ.
I thank you a thousand times for your help.
'Ngàn' is a variant of 'nghìn', and here it's used figuratively to express immense gratitude.
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