# điểm tâm meaning in Vietnamese: breakfast (A2)

> điểm tâm means “breakfast” in Vietnamese. Examples with audio, in Northern and Southern wording.

Source: https://vietnamesebuddy.com/words/diem-tam/ · Updated 2026-10-31

**điểm tâm**: breakfast

Level: A2 (our estimate)

Typed without accents: diem tam

## 1. breakfast (noun)

An older Southern word, heard more from older people and on signs; most people say *ăn sáng* or *bữa sáng*.

- Saigon: Ông bà tui ăn điểm tâm lúc sáu giờ. | Hà Nội: Ông bà tôi ăn sáng lúc sáu giờ. — My grandparents have breakfast at six.
- Saigon: Ăn điểm tâm chưa con? | Hà Nội: Ăn sáng chưa con? — Have you had breakfast yet, sweetheart?

Said everywhere: [bữa sáng](https://vietnamesebuddy.com/words/bua-sang/#s_bua_sang).

Saigon only · to recognize

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