# mang meaning in Vietnamese: to bring (A1)

> mang means “to bring, to take” in Vietnamese. It can also mean wear. Examples with audio, in Northern and Southern wording.

Source: https://vietnamesebuddy.com/words/mang-bring/ · Updated 2026-10-31

**mang**: bring · wear

Level: A1 (our estimate)

## 1. bring (verb)

to bring, to take, to carry

Saigon also says *đem*. A takeaway is *mang về* in Saigon and *mang đi* in Hà Nội.

- Saigon: Anh có mang dù không? | Hà Nội: Anh có mang ô không? — Did you bring an umbrella?
- Saigon: Cho em một ly cà phê mang về. | Hà Nội: Cho em một cốc cà phê mang đi. — One coffee to go, please.

In Saigon you say [đem](https://vietnamesebuddy.com/words/dem-bring/#s_dem_bring).

Level: A1

## 2. wear (verb)

to wear, to put on

For shoes and socks in Saigon: *mang giày*. Hà Nội says *đi giày*; clothes are *mặc*.

- Saigon: Con mang giày vô đi, mình đi liền. | Hà Nội: Con đi giày vào đi, mình đi ngay. — Put your shoes on, we're leaving now.
- Saigon: Chị mang giày cỡ ba mươi bảy. | Hà Nội: Chị đi giày cỡ ba mươi bảy. — I wear a size thirty-seven shoe.

In Hà Nội you say [đi](https://vietnamesebuddy.com/words/di-go/#s_di_wear).

Level: A2 · Saigon only

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