# chính tả meaning in Vietnamese: spelling

> chính tả means “spelling” in Vietnamese. It can also mean dictation. Examples with audio, in Northern and Southern wording.

Source: https://vietnamesebuddy.com/words/chinh-ta/ · Updated 2026-10-31

**chính tả**: spelling · dictation

Typed without accents: chinh ta

## 1. spelling (noun)

- Em hay viết sai chính tả. — I often make spelling mistakes.
- Bài này còn mấy lỗi chính tả. — This piece still has a few spelling mistakes.

## 2. dictation (noun)

- Hôm nay lớp em viết chính tả. — Today my class did a dictation.
- Saigon: Cô đọc chậm cho tụi em viết chính tả. | Hà Nội: Cô đọc chậm cho bọn em viết chính tả. — The teacher read slowly so we could write the dictation.

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