# đồ meaning in Vietnamese: things (A2)

> đồ means “things, stuff” in Vietnamese. It can also mean clothes. Examples with audio, in Northern and Southern wording.

Source: https://vietnamesebuddy.com/words/do-things/ · Updated 2026-10-31

**đồ**: things · clothes

Level: A2 (our estimate)

Typed without accents: do

## 1. things (noun)

things, stuff

It starts many words for kinds of things: *đồ ăn* food, *đồ chơi* toys.

- Đồ của em để ở đâu? — Where should I put my things?
- Hôm nay tui đi mua đồ ở chợ. — Today I'm going shopping at the market.

Level: A2

## 2. clothes (noun)

Saigon's everyday word: *thay đồ*, get changed; *giặt đồ*, do the washing. Hà Nội more often says *quần áo*.

- Saigon: Chờ em thay đồ chút nha. | Hà Nội: Đợi em thay quần áo một chút nhé. — Wait a moment while I get changed.
- Saigon: Chủ nhật tui ở nhà giặt đồ. | Hà Nội: Chủ nhật tôi ở nhà giặt quần áo. — On Sunday I stay home and do the laundry.

Said everywhere: [quần áo](https://vietnamesebuddy.com/words/quan-ao/#s_quan_ao).

Level: A2 · Saigon only

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