# dậy meaning in Vietnamese: to get up (A2)

> dậy means “to get up, to wake up” in Vietnamese. Examples with audio, in Northern and Southern wording.

Source: https://vietnamesebuddy.com/words/day-wake-up/ · Updated 2026-10-18

**dậy**: wake up

Level: A2 (our estimate)

Typed without accents: day

## 1. wake up (verb)

to get up, to wake up

Also standing up from a seat: *đứng dậy*.

- Saigon: Sáng nay em dậy trễ. | Hà Nội: Sáng nay em dậy muộn. — I got up late this morning.
- Dậy đi con, bảy giờ rồi! — Get up, it's seven o'clock!

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