# dĩa meaning in Vietnamese: plate (A1)

> dĩa means “plate, dish” in Vietnamese. Examples with audio, in Northern and Southern wording.

Source: https://vietnamesebuddy.com/words/dia-plate/ · Updated 2026-10-31

**dĩa**: plate

Level: A1 (our estimate)

Typed without accents: dia

## 1. plate (noun)

plate, dish

The Saigon word, also a measure: *một dĩa cơm*. In Hà Nội a plate is *đĩa*, and *dĩa* there means a fork.

- Saigon: Em lấy giùm chị mấy cái dĩa. | Hà Nội: Em lấy giúp chị mấy cái đĩa. — Could you get me a few plates?
- Saigon: Một dĩa cơm tấm ba mươi ngàn. | Hà Nội: Một đĩa cơm tấm ba mươi nghìn. — A plate of broken rice is thirty thousand.

In Hà Nội you say [đĩa](https://vietnamesebuddy.com/words/dia-plate-noun/#s_dia_plate_noun).

Saigon only

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