# đói bụng meaning in Vietnamese: hungry (A2)

> đói bụng means “hungry” in Vietnamese. Examples with audio, in Northern and Southern wording.

Source: https://vietnamesebuddy.com/words/doi-bung/ · Updated 2026-10-31

**đói bụng**: hungry

Level: A2 (our estimate)

Typed without accents: doi bung

## 1. hungry (adjective)

Means the same as *đói* and is very common in Saigon speech.

- Con đói bụng rồi, mẹ ơi. — Mom, I'm hungry.
- Anh đói bụng chưa? Đi ăn cơm nha. — Are you hungry yet? Let's go and eat.

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