# đen đá meaning in Vietnamese: iced black coffee (A1)

> đen đá means “iced black coffee” in Vietnamese. Examples with audio, in Northern and Southern wording.

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

**đen đá**: iced black coffee

Level: A1 (our estimate)

Typed without accents: den da

## 1. iced black coffee (noun)

Literally 'black iced': café speech for black coffee over ice, in Hà Nội and Saigon alike. Saigon also says *cà phê đá*.

- Saigon: Cho em một ly đen đá. | Hà Nội: Cho em một cốc đen đá. — An iced black coffee for me, please.
- Saigon: Anh ấy chỉ uống đen đá, không uống sữa đá. | Hà Nội: Anh ấy chỉ uống đen đá, không uống nâu đá. — He only drinks iced black coffee, never iced milk coffee.

Also: [cà phê đá](https://vietnamesebuddy.com/words/ca-phe-da/#s_ca_phe_da).

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