# biết meaning in Vietnamese: to know (A1)

> biết means “to know” in Vietnamese. It can also mean know how to. Examples with audio, in Northern and Southern wording.

Source: https://vietnamesebuddy.com/words/biet-know/ · Updated 2026-10-18

**biết**: know · know how to

Level: A1 (our estimate)

Typed without accents: biet

## 1. know (verb)

Knowing a fact, or that something exists. Knowing a person well is *quen*.

- Anh biết quán phở đó không? — Do you know that phở place?
- Dạ, em biết rồi. — Yes, I know.

Level: A1

## 2. know how to (verb)

to know how to, can

A skill you've learned: *biết bơi*, can swim. For being able to right now, use *được*: *Em đi được.*

- Anh biết bơi không? — Can you swim?
- Saigon: Em biết chạy xe máy rồi. | Hà Nội: Em biết đi xe máy rồi. — I can ride a motorbike now.

Level: A1

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