# kính meaning in Vietnamese: glasses (A1)

> kính means “glasses, spectacles” in Vietnamese. Examples with audio.

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

**kính**: glasses

Level: A1 (our estimate)

Typed without accents: kinh

## 1. glasses (noun)

glasses, spectacles

Saigon mostly says *kiếng* or *mắt kiếng*; *kính* is the Northern and written word.

- Kính này của ai? — Whose glasses are these?
- Bà ơi, kính của bà đây. — Here are your glasses, Grandma.

In Saigon you say [kiếng](https://vietnamesebuddy.com/words/kieng-glasses/#s_kieng_glasses).

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