# đang meaning in Vietnamese: be …ing (A1)

> đang means “be …ing, currently” in Vietnamese. Examples with audio, in Northern and Southern wording.

Source: https://vietnamesebuddy.com/words/dang-in-progress/ · Updated 2026-10-18

**đang**: in progress

Level: A1 (our estimate)

Typed without accents: dang

## 1. in progress (particle)

be …ing, currently

Goes before the verb. Not for plans: 'I'm going tomorrow' is *Mai tôi đi*, without *đang*.

- Em đang ăn cơm. — I'm eating.
- Saigon: Anh đang làm gì vậy? | Hà Nội: Anh đang làm gì thế? — What are you doing?

Grammar: [Saying it is happening now: đang](https://vietnamesebuddy.com/grammar/dang-ongoing/)

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