# bà ngoại meaning in Vietnamese: maternal grandmother

> bà ngoại means “grandmother (mother's side), grandma” in Vietnamese. Examples with audio.

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

**bà ngoại**: maternal grandmother

Level: A1 (our estimate)

Typed without accents: ba ngoai

## 1. maternal grandmother (noun)

grandmother (mother's side), grandma

Your mother's mother: *ngoại* is the mother's side. Southern children often just call her *Ngoại*.

- Bà ngoại tôi ở Cần Thơ. — My mom's mother lives in Cần Thơ.
- Hè này con về quê thăm bà ngoại. — This summer I'm going home to visit Grandma.

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