# giùm meaning in Vietnamese: for (me) (A1)

> giùm means “for (me), for (as a favour)” in Vietnamese. Examples with audio, in Northern and Southern wording.

Source: https://vietnamesebuddy.com/words/gium-for/ · Updated 2026-10-18

**giùm**: for

Level: A1 (our estimate)

Typed without accents: gium

## 1. for (preposition)

for (me), for (as a favour)

After the verb, it turns a request into a small favour. *Giúp* is the neutral word, *hộ* the Northern one.

- Saigon: Anh chụp giùm em tấm hình nha. | Hà Nội: Anh chụp hộ em cái ảnh nhé. — Could you take a photo for me?
- Saigon: Cầm giùm chị cái này. | Hà Nội: Cầm hộ chị cái này. — Hold this for me.

In Hà Nội you say [hộ](https://vietnamesebuddy.com/words/ho-for/#s_ho_for).

Saigon only

Grammar: [Do it for me: verb + giùm / hộ](https://vietnamesebuddy.com/grammar/giup-ho-favour/)

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