# lập gia đình meaning in Vietnamese: to get married (A2)

> lập gia đình means “to get married, to start a family” in Vietnamese. Examples with audio.

Source: https://vietnamesebuddy.com/words/lap-gia-dinh/ · Updated 2026-10-18

**lập gia đình**: get married

Level: A2 (our estimate)

Typed without accents: lap gia dinh

## 1. get married (verb)

to get married, to start a family

A polite, slightly careful way to say get married.

- Em ấy mới lập gia đình. — She's just got married.
- Khi nào anh lập gia đình? — When are you getting married?

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