# đặt meaning in Vietnamese: to book (A1)

> đặt means “to book, to reserve” in Vietnamese. It can also mean put. Examples with audio, in Northern and Southern wording.

Source: https://vietnamesebuddy.com/words/dat-book/ · Updated 2026-10-18

**đặt**: book · put

Level: A1 (our estimate)

Typed without accents: dat

## 1. book (verb)

to book, to reserve, to order

Also ordering online: *đặt đồ ăn*, order food for delivery.

- Em muốn đặt bàn cho bốn người. — I'd like to book a table for four.
- Anh đặt vé máy bay chưa? — Have you booked the plane tickets?

Level: A1

## 2. put (verb)

to put, to place, to set

In everyday Saigon speech *để* is more common for "put": *Để đó đi.*

- Saigon: Anh đặt cái hộp lên bàn giùm em. | Hà Nội: Anh đặt cái hộp lên bàn hộ em. — Could you put the box on the table for me?
- Saigon: Con đặt hai cái chén lên bàn đi. | Hà Nội: Con đặt hai cái bát lên bàn đi. — Put two bowls on the table.

Level: A2

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