# gác meaning in Vietnamese: upstairs (A2)

> gác means “upstairs, upper floor” in Vietnamese. Examples with audio.

Source: https://vietnamesebuddy.com/words/gac-upstairs-floor/ · Updated 2026-10-31

**gác**: upstairs floor

Level: A2 (our estimate)

Typed without accents: gac

## 1. upstairs floor (noun)

upstairs, upper floor

Northern, mostly in *lên gác*, to go upstairs; Saigon says *lầu*: *lên lầu*.

- Phòng ngủ ở trên gác. — The bedroom is upstairs.
- Con lên gác học bài đi. — Go upstairs and do your homework.

In Saigon you say [lầu](https://vietnamesebuddy.com/words/lau-upstairs-floor/#lx_lau).

Said everywhere: [tầng](https://vietnamesebuddy.com/words/tang-floor/#s_tang_floor).

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