# cùng meaning in Vietnamese: together (A1)

> cùng means “together, with” in Vietnamese. It can also mean same. Examples with audio, in Northern and Southern wording.

Source: https://vietnamesebuddy.com/words/cung-together/ · Updated 2026-10-18

**cùng**: together · same

Level: A1 (our estimate)

Typed without accents: cung

## 1. together (adverb)

together, with

Before the verb (*Mình cùng đi*) or after it, before the person (*đi cùng em*); Saigon speech often says *chung*: *đi chung*. Not *cũng* (also).

- Anh đi cùng em nha. — Come with me.
- Saigon: Tụi mình cùng ăn tối nha. | Hà Nội: Bọn mình cùng ăn tối nhé. — Let's have dinner together.

In Saigon you say [chung](https://vietnamesebuddy.com/words/chung-together/#s_chung_together).

Level: A1

Grammar: [Together: cùng (với)](https://vietnamesebuddy.com/grammar/cung-together/)

## 2. same (adjective)

the same, same

Before the noun: *cùng tuổi*, the same age; *cùng lớp*, the same class.

- Saigon: Tụi em cùng tuổi. | Hà Nội: Bọn em cùng tuổi. — We're the same age.
- Anh với em học cùng trường. — You and I went to the same school.

Level: A1

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