# đồng bằng sông Cửu Long meaning in Vietnamese

> đồng bằng sông Cửu Long means “the Mekong Delta” in Vietnamese. Examples with audio, in Northern and Southern wording.

Source: https://vietnamesebuddy.com/words/dong-bang-song-cuu/ · Updated 2026-10-18

**đồng bằng sông Cửu Long**: Mekong Delta

Level: A2 (our estimate)

Typed without accents: dong bang song Cuu Long

## 1. Mekong Delta (name)

the Mekong Delta

The formal name; in Saigon people usually call it *miền Tây*.

- Saigon: Đồng bằng sông Cửu Long có nhiều trái cây. | Hà Nội: Đồng bằng sông Cửu Long có nhiều hoa quả. — The Mekong Delta has lots of fruit.
- Cần Thơ ở đồng bằng sông Cửu Long. — Can Tho is in the Mekong Delta.

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