# bài meaning in Vietnamese: lesson (A1)

> bài means “lesson” in Vietnamese. It can also mean exercise, song, text, for texts. Examples with audio, in Northern and Southern wording.

Source: https://vietnamesebuddy.com/words/bai-lesson/ · Updated 2026-10-31

**bài**: lesson · exercise · song, text · for texts

Level: A1 (our estimate)

Typed without accents: bai

## 1. lesson (noun)

- Hôm nay lớp mình học bài mấy? — Which lesson is our class on today?
- Tối nay em phải học bài. — Tonight I have to study my lessons.

Level: A1

## 2. exercise (noun)

- Em làm bài chưa? — Have you done your exercises?
- Bài số ba dễ lắm. — Exercise three is really easy.

Level: A1

## 3. song, text (noun)

song, piece (of writing or music)

*Bài* names and counts songs, texts and speeches: *bài hát* a song, *bài báo* a newspaper article.

- Chị thích bài hát này lắm. — I really love this song.
- Anh hát một bài đi! — Go on, sing us a song!

Level: A1

## 4. for texts (classifier)

Counts songs, poems, lessons and other texts: *một bài hát*, a song; *hai bài thơ*, two poems; *bài hội thoại*, a dialogue.

- Chị hát cho em nghe một bài đi. — Sing me a song.
- Saigon: Tuần này tụi em học hai bài thơ. | Hà Nội: Tuần này chúng em học hai bài thơ. — This week we're learning two poems.

Level: A1

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