# bữa meaning in Vietnamese: meal (A2)

> bữa means “meal” in Vietnamese. It can also mean day, counting meals. Examples with audio, in Northern and Southern wording.

Source: https://vietnamesebuddy.com/words/bua-meal/ · Updated 2026-10-31

**bữa**: meal · day · counting meals

Level: A2 (our estimate)

Typed without accents: bua

## 1. meal (noun)

Comes before the meal's name: *bữa sáng*, *bữa trưa*, *bữa tối*.

- Một ngày tui ăn ba bữa. — I eat three meals a day.
- Bữa này để tui trả. — This meal is on me.

Level: A2

## 2. day (noun)

Southern and casual: *bữa nay* is today, *bữa trước* the other day. *Hôm* says the same everywhere.

- Saigon: Bữa nay trời nóng quá. | Hà Nội: Hôm nay trời nóng quá. — It's so hot today.
- Saigon: Bữa trước tui gặp chị Lan ở chợ. | Hà Nội: Hôm trước tôi gặp chị Lan ở chợ. — The other day I ran into Lan at the market.

Said everywhere: [hôm](https://vietnamesebuddy.com/words/hom-day/#s_hom_day).

Level: A2 · Saigon only · casual

## 3. counting meals (classifier)

Counts meals and parties: *hai bữa cơm*, two meals; *một bữa tiệc*, a party; *bữa sáng*, breakfast.

- Mỗi ngày em ăn ba bữa. — I eat three meals a day.
- Tối nay nhà chị có một bữa tiệc nhỏ. — We're having a small party at home tonight.

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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