chừng nào

Vietnamese

Etymology

chừng (“extent”) +‎ nào (“which”).

Attested already with the meaning "when" in the Dictionarium anamitico-latinum (1772 manuscript), a dictionary based chiefly on the Southern dialects.

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [t͡ɕɨŋ˨˩ naːw˨˩]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [t͡ɕɨŋ˦˩ naːw˦˩]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [cɨŋ˨˩ naːw˨˩]

Adverb

chừng nào

  1. (colloquial) when
    Synonyms: khi nào, bao giờ
    Chừng nào về tới nơi?
    What time will you be back?
    Chừng nào gởi là OK?
    When should I send it to you?
    Vậy chừng nào có nhớ kêu nha!
    Please let me know whenever it reaches you!
  2. (literary) how much more
    Còn chịu đựng được đến chừng nào?
    How much more suffering could you withstand?

Conjunction

chừng nào

  1. as long as
    Chừng nào còn địch thì vẫn đánh.
    As long as there are enemies still, we must fight.
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