# cảm ơn meaning in Vietnamese: thank you (A1)

> cảm ơn means “thank you” in Vietnamese. Examples with audio, in Northern and Southern wording.

Source: https://vietnamesebuddy.com/words/cam-on/ · Updated 2026-10-18

**cảm ơn**: thanks

Level: A1 (our estimate)

Typed without accents: cam on

Also written: cám ơn (Saigon)

## 1. thanks (verb)

thank you

Said with the other person's word after it. The South writes *cám ơn*, the North *cảm ơn*.

- Cảm ơn bạn rất nhiều. — Thank you very much.
- Saigon: Dạ, em cám ơn chị. | Hà Nội: Em cảm ơn chị ạ. — Thank you.

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