# nhầm meaning in Vietnamese: to get wrong (A1)

> nhầm means “to get wrong, to mistake” in Vietnamese. Examples with audio.

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

**nhầm**: mistake

Level: A1 (our estimate)

Typed without accents: nham

## 1. mistake (verb)

to get wrong, to mistake, by mistake

Saigon usually says *lộn*: *gọi lộn số* to call the wrong number.

- Xin lỗi, tôi gọi nhầm số. — Sorry, I called the wrong number.
- Anh đi nhầm đường rồi. — You've taken the wrong road.

In Saigon you say [lộn](https://vietnamesebuddy.com/words/lon-wrong/#s_lon_wrong).

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