# bốn meaning in Vietnamese: four (A1)

> bốn means “four” in Vietnamese. Examples with audio, in Northern and Southern wording.

Source: https://vietnamesebuddy.com/words/bon-four/ · Updated 2026-10-18

**bốn**: four

Level: A1 (our estimate)

Typed without accents: bon

## 1. four (number)

After *mươi*, Hà Nội often says *tư* (*hai mươi tư*, 24), Saigon mostly *bốn*. Wednesday is *thứ tư* and April *tháng tư* everywhere.

- Nhà em có bốn người. — There are four people in my family.
- Saigon: Cho em bốn ly cà phê sữa đá. | Hà Nội: Cho em bốn cốc cà phê sữa đá. — Four iced milk coffees, please.

In Hà Nội you say [tư](https://vietnamesebuddy.com/words/tu-four/#lx_tu_four).

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