# ngủ meaning in Vietnamese: to sleep (A1)

> ngủ means “to sleep” in Vietnamese. Examples with audio, in Northern and Southern wording.

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

**ngủ**: sleep

Level: A1 (our estimate)

Typed without accents: ngu

## 1. sleep (verb)

*Đi ngủ* is going to bed; *Ngủ ngon nha!* is "good night".

- Saigon: Tối qua em ngủ không được. | Hà Nội: Tối qua em không ngủ được. — I couldn't sleep last night.
- Em bé đang ngủ. — The baby's asleep.

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