# gạo meaning in Vietnamese: rice (A2)

> gạo means “rice, uncooked rice” in Vietnamese. Examples with audio, in Northern and Southern wording.

Source: https://vietnamesebuddy.com/words/gao-uncooked-rice/ · Updated 2026-10-31

**gạo**: uncooked rice

Level: A2 (our estimate)

Typed without accents: gao

## 1. uncooked rice (noun)

rice, uncooked rice

Rice before it is cooked; once cooked it is *cơm*.

- Nhà mình hết gạo rồi. — We're out of rice.
- Saigon: Mẹ mua năm ký gạo. | Hà Nội: Mẹ mua năm cân gạo. — Mom bought five kilos of rice.

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