# bông meaning in Vietnamese: flower (A1)

> bông means “flower” in Vietnamese. It can also mean for flowers. Examples with audio, in Northern and Southern wording.

Source: https://vietnamesebuddy.com/words/bong-flower/ · Updated 2026-10-31

**bông**: flower · for flowers

Level: A1 (our estimate)

Typed without accents: bong

## 1. flower (noun)

Saigon's everyday word; *hoa* is said everywhere.

- Saigon: Bông hồng này bao nhiêu tiền? | Hà Nội: Hoa hồng này bao nhiêu tiền? — How much is this rose?
- Saigon: Em mua bông tặng cô giáo. | Hà Nội: Em mua hoa tặng cô giáo. — I bought flowers for my teacher.

Said everywhere: [hoa](https://vietnamesebuddy.com/words/hoa-flower/#s_hoa_flower).

Level: A1 · Saigon only · to recognize

## 2. for flowers (classifier)

Counts flowers: *một bông hồng*, a rose; *mấy bông cúc*, a few chrysanthemums. Saigon also calls the flower itself *bông*.

- Anh mua cho em một bông hồng. — He bought me a rose.
- Chị cắm mấy bông cúc trên bàn. — I arranged a few chrysanthemums on the table.

Level: A2

Grammar: [Which classifier: cái for things, con for animals, người for people, and the common others](https://vietnamesebuddy.com/grammar/clf-cai-chiec/)

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