# nha meaning in Vietnamese: friendly ending (A1)

> nha means “friendly ending” in Vietnamese. Examples with audio, in Northern and Southern wording.

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

**nha**: friendly ending

Level: A1 (our estimate)

## 1. friendly ending (particle)

Ends a suggestion, promise, reminder or goodbye to make it soft and friendly, like '…, OK?'. With someone older, their word comes after it: *… nha chị*.

*Em về nha* in the South, *em về nhé* in the North: I'm heading home, OK?

- Tối nay gặp nha. — See you tonight!
- Saigon: Chờ em chút nha. | Hà Nội: Đợi em một chút nhé. — Wait for me a moment, OK?

Also: [nghe](https://vietnamesebuddy.com/words/nghe-listen/#s_nghe_ok).

In Hà Nội you say [nhé](https://vietnamesebuddy.com/words/nhe-ok/#s_nhe_ok).

Saigon only

Grammar: […, OK? (soft suggestion): nha / nhé](https://vietnamesebuddy.com/grammar/nhe-nha/)

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