# đá meaning in Vietnamese: to kick (A2)

> đá means “to kick, to play (football)” in Vietnamese. Examples with audio, in Northern and Southern wording.

Source: https://vietnamesebuddy.com/words/da-kick/ · Updated 2026-10-31

**đá**: kick

Level: A2 (our estimate)

Typed without accents: da

## 1. kick (verb)

to kick, to play (football)

Playing football is *đá banh* in Saigon and *đá bóng* in Hà Nội.

- Saigon: Cuối tuần anh hay đi đá banh với bạn. | Hà Nội: Cuối tuần anh hay đi đá bóng với bạn. — On weekends I often go and play soccer with friends.
- Con đừng đá cửa nha. — Don't kick the door.

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