# đưa meaning in Vietnamese: to take (someone) (A1)

> đưa means “to take (someone), to drop off” in Vietnamese. It can also mean hand over. Examples with audio, in Northern and Southern wording.

Source: https://vietnamesebuddy.com/words/dua-take/ · Updated 2026-10-18

**đưa**: take · hand over

Level: A1 (our estimate)

Typed without accents: dua

## 1. take (verb)

to take (someone), to drop off

- Saigon: Sáng nào ba cũng đưa em đi học. | Hà Nội: Sáng nào bố cũng đưa em đi học. — Dad takes me to school every morning.
- Anh đưa em về nhà được không? — Could you take me home?

Level: A1

## 2. hand over (verb)

to hand, to pass, to give

Handing something over: *đưa chị cái ly*, pass me the glass. Giving something to keep is *cho*.

- Saigon: Em đưa chị cái ly kia đi. | Hà Nội: Em đưa chị cái cốc kia đi. — Pass me that glass, would you.
- Anh đưa tiền cho chị ấy rồi. — I've already given her the money.

Level: A2

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