# ổ meaning in Vietnamese: loaf (A1)

> ổ means “loaf” in Vietnamese. Examples with audio, in Northern and Southern wording.

Source: https://vietnamesebuddy.com/words/o-loaf/ · Updated 2026-10-31

**ổ**: loaf

Level: A1 (our estimate)

Typed without accents: o

## 1. loaf (classifier)

The Southern classifier for a loaf, used above all for *bánh mì*: *một ổ bánh mì*. In Hà Nội, *cái bánh mì*.

- Saigon: Cho em hai ổ bánh mì. | Hà Nội: Cho em hai cái bánh mì. — Two bánh mì, please.
- Saigon: Một ổ bánh mì thịt bao nhiêu tiền? | Hà Nội: Một cái bánh mì thịt bao nhiêu tiền? — How much is a pork bánh mì?

Saigon only

Grammar: [Which classifier: cái for things, con for animals, người for people, and the common others](https://vietnamesebuddy.com/grammar/clf-cai-chiec/)

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