# nấu cơm meaning in Vietnamese: to cook rice (A1)

> nấu cơm means “to cook rice, to cook a meal” in Vietnamese. Examples with audio, in Northern and Southern wording.

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

**nấu cơm**: cook rice

Level: A1 (our estimate)

Typed without accents: nau com

## 1. cook rice (verb)

to cook rice, to cook a meal

Also cooking a meal in general. Some Hà Nội speakers say *thổi cơm*.

- Saigon: Con nấu cơm giùm mẹ nha. | Hà Nội: Con nấu cơm giúp mẹ nhé. — Could you cook the rice for me, sweetheart?
- Mỗi tối tui nấu cơm. — I cook every evening.

In Hà Nội you say [thổi cơm](https://vietnamesebuddy.com/words/thoi-com/#s_thoi_com).

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