# cháo meaning in Vietnamese: rice porridge (A2)

> cháo means “rice porridge, congee” in Vietnamese. Examples with audio, in Northern and Southern wording.

Source: https://vietnamesebuddy.com/words/chao-rice-porridge/ · Updated 2026-10-31

**cháo**: rice porridge

Level: A2 (our estimate)

Typed without accents: chao

## 1. rice porridge (noun)

rice porridge, congee

Often what people eat when they are ill.

- Saigon: Con bệnh, mẹ nấu cháo cho con nha. | Hà Nội: Con ốm, mẹ nấu cháo cho con nhé. — You're sick, so I'll make you some rice porridge.
- Sáng nay tui ăn cháo gà. — This morning I had chicken rice porridge.

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