# bị ốm meaning in Vietnamese: to be ill (A1)

> bị ốm means “to be ill, to get sick” in Vietnamese. Examples with audio.

Source: https://vietnamesebuddy.com/words/bi-om/ · Updated 2026-10-31

**bị ốm**: be ill

Level: A1 (our estimate)

Typed without accents: bi om

## 1. be ill (verb)

to be ill, to get sick

Northern; in Saigon: *bị bệnh*.

- Hôm qua em bị ốm. — I was sick yesterday.
- Con bị ốm nên không đi học. — I'm sick, so I'm not going to school.

In Saigon you say [bị bệnh](https://vietnamesebuddy.com/words/bi-benh/#s_bi_benh).

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