# khoai tây meaning in Vietnamese: potato (A1)

> khoai tây means “potato” in Vietnamese. Examples with audio.

Source: https://vietnamesebuddy.com/words/khoai-tay/ · Updated 2026-10-31

**khoai tây**: potato

Level: A1 (our estimate)

Typed without accents: khoai tay

## 1. potato (noun)

*Khoai* alone is a root such as sweet potato or taro; *tây* means Western.

- Em mua khoai tây ở siêu thị. — I buy potatoes at the supermarket.
- Món này có khoai tây và thịt bò. — This dish has potato and beef in it.

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