# ăn chay meaning in Vietnamese: to eat vegetarian (A2)

> ăn chay means “to eat vegetarian, to be vegetarian” in Vietnamese. Examples with audio, in Northern and Southern wording.

Source: https://vietnamesebuddy.com/words/an-chay/ · Updated 2026-10-31

**ăn chay**: eat vegetarian

Level: A2 (our estimate)

Typed without accents: an chay

## 1. eat vegetarian (verb)

to eat vegetarian, to be vegetarian

Many people eat vegetarian only on some days, such as the first and the fifteenth of the lunar month.

- Tui ăn chay, không ăn thịt. — I'm vegetarian, I don't eat meat.
- Hôm nay mẹ tui ăn chay. — My mom is eating vegetarian today.

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