# bị meaning in Vietnamese: to get (A1)

> bị means “to get, to have (an illness)” in Vietnamese. Examples with audio, in Northern and Southern wording.

Source: https://vietnamesebuddy.com/words/bi-suffer/ · Updated 2026-10-18

**bị**: suffer

Level: A1 (our estimate)

Typed without accents: bi

## 1. suffer (verb)

to get, to have (an illness), to suffer

For something unwelcome that happens to you: *bị cảm* (have a cold), *bị phạt* (get fined). For good things, use *được*.

- Saigon: Hôm nay em bị bệnh. | Hà Nội: Hôm nay em bị ốm. — I'm sick today.
- Em bị mất điện thoại rồi. — I've lost my phone.

Grammar: [Being ill or in a bad state: bị + illness or adjective](https://vietnamesebuddy.com/grammar/bi-bad-state/) · [Passive for bad things: bị + (doer) + verb](https://vietnamesebuddy.com/grammar/bi-passive/)

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