# giao thông meaning in Vietnamese: traffic (A2)

> giao thông means “traffic, transport” in Vietnamese. Examples with audio, in Northern and Southern wording.

Source: https://vietnamesebuddy.com/words/giao-thong/ · Updated 2026-10-31

**giao thông**: traffic

Level: A2 (our estimate)

Typed without accents: giao thong

## 1. traffic (noun)

traffic, transport

Traffic as a system: *đèn giao thông* are traffic lights, *luật giao thông* the traffic rules. The cars and bikes themselves are *xe cộ*.

- Saigon: Tới đèn giao thông thì quẹo trái. | Hà Nội: Đến đèn giao thông thì rẽ trái. — Turn left at the traffic lights.
- Ở Việt Nam, luật giao thông hơi khác. — In Vietnam the traffic rules are a bit different.

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