# mang về meaning in Vietnamese: to take away (A1)

> mang về means “to take away, to go (of food)” in Vietnamese. Examples with audio, in Northern and Southern wording.

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

**mang về**: takeaway

Level: A1 (our estimate)

Typed without accents: mang ve

## 1. takeaway (verb)

to take away, to go (of food)

For food or a drink you take with you, in Hà Nội and Saigon alike. Cafés also say *mang đi*, and Saigon also *đem về*.

- Saigon: Cho em hai ổ bánh mì mang về nha. | Hà Nội: Cho em hai cái bánh mì mang về nhé. — Two bánh mì to go, please.
- Saigon: Em mua phở mang về cho ba. | Hà Nội: Em mua phở mang về cho bố. — I'm getting phở to take home for Dad.

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