# lựa meaning in Vietnamese: to choose (A2)

> lựa means “to choose, to pick” in Vietnamese. Examples with audio, in Northern and Southern wording.

Source: https://vietnamesebuddy.com/words/lua-choose/ · Updated 2026-10-18

**lựa**: choose

Level: A2 (our estimate)

Typed without accents: lua

## 1. choose (verb)

to choose, to pick

Saigon's casual word, common when picking things out: *lựa đồ*, *lựa trái cây*. *Chọn* is used everywhere.

- Saigon: Chị lựa giùm em một trái xoài ngon nha. | Hà Nội: Chị chọn hộ em một quả xoài ngon nhé. — Could you pick a good mango for me?
- Saigon: Em lựa hoài mà chưa được cái nào. | Hà Nội: Em chọn mãi mà chưa được cái nào. — I keep looking but haven't picked one yet.

Said everywhere: [chọn](https://vietnamesebuddy.com/words/chon-choose/#s_chon_choose).

Saigon only

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