# kiếng meaning in Vietnamese: glasses (A1)

> kiếng means “glasses, spectacles” in Vietnamese. Examples with audio, in Northern and Southern wording.

Source: https://vietnamesebuddy.com/words/kieng-glasses/ · Updated 2026-10-31

**kiếng**: glasses

Level: A1 (our estimate)

Typed without accents: kieng

## 1. glasses (noun)

glasses, spectacles

Saigon's word, often *mắt kiếng*; in Hà Nội and in writing, *kính*.

- Saigon: Em quên mắt kiếng ở nhà rồi. | Hà Nội: Em quên kính ở nhà rồi. — I've left my glasses at home.
- Saigon: Ông ngoại đeo kiếng để đọc báo. | Hà Nội: Ông ngoại đeo kính để đọc báo. — Grandpa puts on his glasses to read the paper.

In Hà Nội you say [kính](https://vietnamesebuddy.com/words/kinh-glasses/#s_kinh_glasses).

Saigon only

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