# ba mẹ meaning in Vietnamese: parents (A1)

> ba mẹ means “parents, mum and dad” in Vietnamese. Examples with audio, in Northern and Southern wording.

Source: https://vietnamesebuddy.com/words/ba-me/ · Updated 2026-10-31

**ba mẹ**: parents

Level: A1 (our estimate)

Typed without accents: ba me

## 1. parents (noun)

parents, mum and dad

*Ba* is dad in the South. In Hà Nội: *bố mẹ*.

- Saigon: Ba mẹ tôi sống ở Mỹ. | Hà Nội: Bố mẹ tôi sống ở Mỹ. — My parents live in America.
- Saigon: Em nhớ ba mẹ quá. | Hà Nội: Em nhớ bố mẹ quá. — I miss my mom and dad so much.

In Hà Nội you say [bố mẹ](https://vietnamesebuddy.com/words/bo-me/#s_bo_me).

Saigon only

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