# bàn meaning in Vietnamese: to discuss (B1)

> bàn means “to discuss, to talk over” in Vietnamese. Examples with audio, in Northern and Southern wording.

Source: https://vietnamesebuddy.com/words/ban-discuss/ · Updated 2026-10-21

**bàn**: discuss

Level: B1 (our estimate)

Typed without accents: ban

## 1. discuss (verb)

to discuss, to talk over

Often *bàn chuyện*, to talk something over, or *bàn với* someone. *Bàn bạc* means the same.

- Để em bàn với chồng em đã. — Let me talk it over with my husband first.
- Saigon: Tụi mình đang bàn chuyện đi Đà Lạt. | Hà Nội: Bọn mình đang bàn chuyện đi Đà Lạt. — We're talking about going to Đà Lạt.

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