# máy lạnh meaning in Vietnamese: air conditioner (A1)

> máy lạnh means “air conditioner, air conditioning” in Vietnamese. Examples with audio, in Northern and Southern wording.

Source: https://vietnamesebuddy.com/words/may-lanh/ · Updated 2026-10-31

**máy lạnh**: air conditioner

Level: A1 (our estimate)

Typed without accents: may lanh

## 1. air conditioner (noun)

air conditioner, air conditioning

Southern; Hà Nội says *điều hòa*.

- Saigon: Phòng này có máy lạnh không chị? | Hà Nội: Phòng này có điều hòa không chị? — Does this room have air conditioning?
- Saigon: Mở máy lạnh lên đi, nóng quá! | Hà Nội: Bật điều hòa lên đi, nóng quá! — Turn on the air conditioning, it's so hot!

In Hà Nội you say [điều hòa](https://vietnamesebuddy.com/words/dieu-hoa/#s_dieu_hoa).

Saigon only

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