# đậu meaning in Vietnamese: beans (A2)

> đậu means “beans, bean” in Vietnamese. Examples with audio, in Northern and Southern wording.

Source: https://vietnamesebuddy.com/words/dau-bean/ · Updated 2026-10-31

**đậu**: bean

Level: A2 (our estimate)

Typed without accents: dau

## 1. bean (noun)

beans, bean

In Hà Nội: *đỗ*. Tofu is *đậu hũ* in Saigon and *đậu phụ* in Hà Nội.

- Saigon: Tui thích chè đậu xanh. | Hà Nội: Tôi thích chè đỗ xanh. — I like mung bean sweet soup.
- Saigon: Món này có đậu không? | Hà Nội: Món này có đỗ không? — Does this dish have beans in it?

In Hà Nội you say [đỗ](https://vietnamesebuddy.com/words/do-bean/#s_do_beans).

Saigon only

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