mỗi₂ is used when the speaker talks about something that happens repeatedly at regular time intervals. Speakers use mỗi₂ to mark a repeated time unit such as days, weeks, months, or years.
The focus is on regular repetition over time, not on individual people or items.
[1] – Tôi đi bộ mỗi₂ sáng. I walk every morning.
→ The action repeats regularly.
[2] – Họ họp mỗi₂ tuần một lần. They meet once every week.
→ mỗi₂ sets the time cycle.
[3] – Mỗi₂ năm tôi về quê một lần. Every year I go back to my hometown once.
mỗi₂ vs mỗi₁
– mỗi₂: repetition in time – mỗi₁: distribution to individuals
[4a] – Tôi tập thể dục mỗi₂ ngày. I exercise every day.
[4b] – Mỗi₁ người tập thể dục theo cách riêng. Each person exercises in their own way.
mỗi₂ vs hàng
– mỗi₂: neutral, factual repetition – hàng: often sounds more habitual or formal
[5a] – Tôi gọi điện mỗi₂ tuần. I call every week.
[5b] – Tôi gọi điện hàng tuần. I call weekly.
• mỗi₂ comes before time nouns.
• Often followed by a number phrase (mỗi ngày một…, mỗi tuần hai…).
• Very common in spoken Vietnamese.
• Can sometimes be omitted if the repetition is clear from context.
• mỗi₂ + time noun
– Mỗi₂ tối tôi đọc sách. Every evening I read.
• mỗi₂ + time noun + number
– Mỗi₂ tháng hai lần. Twice every month.
mỗi₂ sets the rhythm of time — it tells the listener that something happens again and again, on schedule.