# ba meaning in Vietnamese: three (A1)

> ba means “three” in Vietnamese. Examples with audio, in Northern and Southern wording.

Source: https://vietnamesebuddy.com/words/ba-three/ · Updated 2026-10-18

**ba**: three

Level: A1 (our estimate)

## 1. three (number)

In the South, *ba* is also dad: the same spelling, another word.

- Saigon: Cho tôi ba ly cà phê sữa. | Hà Nội: Cho tôi ba cốc cà phê sữa. — Three milk coffees, please.
- Em bé nhà tôi ba tuổi. — Our little one is three.

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