# ký meaning in Vietnamese: kilo (A2)

> ký means “kilo, kilogram” in Vietnamese. Examples with audio, in Northern and Southern wording.

Source: https://vietnamesebuddy.com/words/ky-kilo/ · Updated 2026-10-31

**ký**: kilogram

Level: A2 (our estimate)

Typed without accents: ky

Also written: kí

## 1. kilogram (noun)

kilo, kilogram

In Hà Nội: *cân*.

- Saigon: Cho em một ký xoài. | Hà Nội: Cho em một cân xoài. — A kilo of mangoes, please.
- Saigon: Thịt heo bao nhiêu một ký vậy chị? | Hà Nội: Thịt lợn bao nhiêu một cân thế chị? — How much is a kilo of pork?

In Hà Nội you say [cân](https://vietnamesebuddy.com/words/can-kilogram/#s_can_kilogram).

Saigon only

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