# đồng meaning in Vietnamese: dong (A1)

> đồng means “dong, Vietnamese dong” in Vietnamese. Examples with audio, in Northern and Southern wording.

Source: https://vietnamesebuddy.com/words/dong-money/ · Updated 2026-10-31

**đồng**: dong

Level: A1 (our estimate)

Typed without accents: dong

## 1. dong (noun)

dong, Vietnamese dong

In speech a price often drops *đồng*: *năm chục ngàn* is 50,000 dong.

- Saigon: Cái này giá hai chục ngàn đồng. | Hà Nội: Cái này giá hai mươi nghìn đồng. — This costs twenty thousand dong.
- Một đô là bao nhiêu đồng? — How many dong is one dollar?

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