# mập meaning in Vietnamese: fat (A1)

> mập means “fat, chubby” in Vietnamese. Examples with audio, in Northern and Southern wording.

Source: https://vietnamesebuddy.com/words/map-fat/ · Updated 2026-10-18

**mập**: fat

Level: A1 (our estimate)

Typed without accents: map

## 1. fat (adjective)

fat, chubby

In Hà Nội: *béo*. Remarks about weight are common in Vietnam and usually meant kindly.

- Saigon: Em bé mập quá, dễ thương ghê! | Hà Nội: Em bé béo quá, đáng yêu quá! — What a chubby baby, so cute!
- Saigon: Dạo này tui mập lên rồi. | Hà Nội: Dạo này mình béo lên rồi. — I've put on weight lately.

In Hà Nội you say [béo](https://vietnamesebuddy.com/words/beo-fat/#s_beo_fat).

Saigon only

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