# cà phê đá meaning in Vietnamese: iced coffee (A1)

> cà phê đá means “iced coffee, iced black coffee” in Vietnamese. Examples with audio, in Northern and Southern wording.

Source: https://vietnamesebuddy.com/words/ca-phe-da/ · Updated 2026-10-31

**cà phê đá**: iced coffee

Level: A1 (our estimate)

Typed without accents: ca phe da

## 1. iced coffee (noun)

iced coffee, iced black coffee

In Saigon, black coffee with sugar over ice; with condensed milk it is *cà phê sữa đá*. *Đen đá* is the same drink, said in Saigon too and the usual word in Hà Nội.

- Saigon: Cho em một ly cà phê đá. | Hà Nội: Cho em một cốc đen đá. — An iced coffee for me, please.
- Saigon: Trời nóng quá, mình uống cà phê đá đi. | Hà Nội: Trời nóng quá, mình uống đen đá đi. — It's so hot, let's have an iced coffee.

Also: [đen đá](https://vietnamesebuddy.com/words/den-da/#lx_den_da).

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