# ông nội meaning in Vietnamese: paternal grandfather

> ông nội means “grandfather (father's side), grandpa” in Vietnamese. Examples with audio, in Northern and Southern wording.

Source: https://vietnamesebuddy.com/words/ong-noi/ · Updated 2026-10-31

**ông nội**: paternal grandfather

Level: A1 (our estimate)

Typed without accents: ong noi

## 1. paternal grandfather (noun)

grandfather (father's side), grandpa

Your father's father: *nội* is the father's side.

- Ông nội tôi chín mươi tuổi rồi. — My dad's father is ninety now.
- Saigon: Ông nội ở với ba mẹ tôi. | Hà Nội: Ông nội ở với bố mẹ tôi. — My grandpa on my dad's side lives with my parents.

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