No. 960 in Vietnamese
old
The Vietnamese word "old" means "già" in English, referring to advanced age or being not new.
In a sentence
Cái xe này rất cũ.
This car is very old.
The word 'cũ' is used here as an adjective to describe the condition of an object, implying that the car has been used for a long time or is aged.
Ông già đọc báo mỗi sáng.
The old man reads the newspaper every morning.
Here, 'già' refers to an aged person, used to describe the elderly man as being advanced in age.
Lâu rồi tôi chưa quay lại ngôi nhà cũ của mình.
It's been a long time since I visited my old house.
The word 'cũ' again appears here, referring to a prior state or previous ownership, indicating the house I once lived in.
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