# cặp meaning in Vietnamese: for couples (A2)

> cặp means “for couples” in Vietnamese. Examples with audio, in Northern and Southern wording.

Source: https://vietnamesebuddy.com/words/cap-for-couples/ · Updated 2026-10-31

**cặp**: for couples

Level: A2 (our estimate)

Typed without accents: cap

## 1. for couples (classifier)

Counts pairs and couples: *cặp vợ chồng*, a married couple; in Saigon also *cặp kiếng*, a pair of glasses. Shoes and chopsticks take *đôi*.

- Saigon: Cặp vợ chồng đó mới dọn tới. | Hà Nội: Cặp vợ chồng đó mới chuyển đến. — That couple has just moved in.
- Saigon: Em mới mua một cặp kiếng mới. | Hà Nội: Em mới mua một cái kính mới. — I've just bought new glasses.

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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