# bắt máy meaning in Vietnamese: to answer the phone (A2)

> bắt máy means “to answer the phone, to pick up” in Vietnamese. Examples with audio, in Northern and Southern wording.

Source: https://vietnamesebuddy.com/words/bat-may/ · Updated 2026-10-18

**bắt máy**: answer the phone

Level: A2 (our estimate)

Typed without accents: bat may

## 1. answer the phone (verb)

to answer the phone, to pick up

Southern; Hà Nội says *nghe máy*.

- Saigon: Tui gọi mấy lần mà ảnh không bắt máy. | Hà Nội: Tôi gọi mấy lần mà anh ấy không nghe máy. — I called several times, but he didn't pick up.
- Saigon: Sao em không bắt máy? | Hà Nội: Sao em không nghe máy? — Why didn't you answer the phone?

Saigon only

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