# củ meaning in Vietnamese: for roots (A2)

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

Source: https://vietnamesebuddy.com/words/cu-for-roots/ · Updated 2026-10-31

**củ**: for roots

Level: A2 (our estimate)

Typed without accents: cu

## 1. for roots (classifier)

Counts root vegetables and bulbs: *củ khoai tây*, a potato; *củ hành*, an onion; *củ tỏi*, a head of garlic.

- Saigon: Em mua giùm chị hai củ khoai tây nha. | Hà Nội: Em mua giúp chị hai củ khoai tây nhé. — Could you buy me two potatoes?
- Saigon: Bỏ thêm một củ hành vô nồi. | Hà Nội: Cho thêm một củ hành vào nồi. — Put another onion in the pot.

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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