# nhưng mà meaning in Vietnamese: but (A1)

> nhưng mà means “but” in Vietnamese. Examples with audio, in Northern and Southern wording.

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

**nhưng mà**: but

Level: A1 (our estimate)

Typed without accents: nhung ma

## 1. but (conjunction)

Means *nhưng*, softer and very common in speech. It can open a reply on its own.

- Saigon: Em thích lắm, nhưng mà mắc quá. | Hà Nội: Em thích lắm, nhưng mà đắt quá. — I love it, but it's too expensive.
- Nhưng mà em chưa ăn. — But I haven't eaten yet.

Grammar: [But: nhưng](https://vietnamesebuddy.com/grammar/nhung-but/)

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