# nhức đầu meaning in Vietnamese: to have a headache (A2)

> nhức đầu means “to have a headache, headache” in Vietnamese. Examples with audio, in Northern and Southern wording.

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

**nhức đầu**: have a headache

Level: A2 (our estimate)

Typed without accents: nhuc dau

## 1. have a headache (verb)

to have a headache, headache

Very common in Saigon; *nhức* is a dull, throbbing ache.

- Saigon: Tui nhức đầu quá. | Hà Nội: Mình đau đầu quá. — I've got a terrible headache.
- Nắng quá, nhức đầu quá. — It's so sunny, my head is aching.

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