# nón meaning in Vietnamese: hat (A2)

> nón means “hat, conical hat” in Vietnamese. Examples with audio, in Northern and Southern wording.

Source: https://vietnamesebuddy.com/words/non-conical-hat/ · Updated 2026-10-31

**nón**: hat

Level: A2 (our estimate)

Typed without accents: non

## 1. hat (noun)

hat, conical hat

In Saigon *nón* is any hat: *nón bảo hiểm* a helmet, *nón lá* the conical palm-leaf hat. In Hà Nội *nón* is only the conical hat, and other hats are *mũ*.

- Saigon: Đội nón bảo hiểm vô nha em. | Hà Nội: Đội mũ bảo hiểm vào nhé em. — Put your helmet on.
- Bà ngoại tui hay đội nón lá đi chợ. — My grandma usually wears a conical hat to the market.

In Hà Nội you say [mũ](https://vietnamesebuddy.com/words/mu-hat/#s_mu_hat).

Saigon only

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