# mặc cả meaning in Vietnamese: to bargain (A2)

> mặc cả means “to bargain, to haggle” in Vietnamese. Examples with audio, in Northern and Southern wording.

Source: https://vietnamesebuddy.com/words/mac-ca/ · Updated 2026-10-18

**mặc cả**: bargain

Level: A2 (our estimate)

Typed without accents: mac ca

Also written: mà cả

## 1. bargain (verb)

to bargain, to haggle

Saigon also says *trả giá*.

- Đi chợ Bến Thành phải mặc cả. — At Bến Thành market you have to bargain.
- Tui không biết mặc cả. — I don't know how to haggle.

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