# gọi điện thoại meaning in Vietnamese: phone (A2)

> gọi điện thoại means “to make a phone call, to phone” in Vietnamese. Examples with audio, in Northern and Southern wording.

Source: https://vietnamesebuddy.com/words/goi-dien-thoai/ · Updated 2026-10-18

**gọi điện thoại**: phone

Level: A2 (our estimate)

Typed without accents: goi dien thoai

## 1. phone (verb)

to make a phone call, to phone, to call

The full form; in speech *gọi điện* or just *gọi* is more usual.

- Saigon: Em đang gọi điện thoại, chờ chút nha. | Hà Nội: Em đang gọi điện thoại, chờ một chút nhé. — I'm on the phone, wait a moment.
- Bà ngoại thích gọi điện thoại hơn nhắn tin. — Grandma prefers phone calls to texting.

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