# lầu meaning in Vietnamese: floor (A1)

> lầu means “floor, storey” in Vietnamese. Examples with audio, in Northern and Southern wording.

Source: https://vietnamesebuddy.com/words/lau-upstairs-floor/ · Updated 2026-10-31

**lầu**: upstairs floor

Level: A1 (our estimate)

Typed without accents: lau

## 1. upstairs floor (noun)

floor, storey, upstairs

Saigon counts from the floor above the ground floor (*tầng trệt*): *lầu một* is Hà Nội's *tầng hai*.

- Saigon: Nhà tui ở lầu ba. | Hà Nội: Nhà tôi ở tầng bốn. — We live three floors up.
- Saigon: Phòng tắm ở trên lầu. | Hà Nội: Phòng tắm ở trên gác. — The bathroom is upstairs.

In Hà Nội you say [gác](https://vietnamesebuddy.com/words/gac-upstairs-floor/#lx_gac).

Said everywhere: [tầng](https://vietnamesebuddy.com/words/tang-floor/#s_tang_floor).

Saigon only

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