# phần meaning in Vietnamese: part (A1)

> phần means “part, share” in Vietnamese. It can also mean portion. Examples with audio, in Northern and Southern wording.

Source: https://vietnamesebuddy.com/words/phan-part/ · Updated 2026-10-31

**phần**: part · portion

Level: A1 (our estimate)

Typed without accents: phan

## 1. part (noun)

part, share

In fractions: *một phần ba* is one third.

- Phần này khó quá. — This part is too hard.
- Đây là phần của em. — This is your share.

Level: A2

Grammar: [Fractions, percent, decimals: phần, phần trăm, phẩy](https://vietnamesebuddy.com/grammar/fractions-percent/)

## 2. portion (classifier)

Counts servings of food, before the dish: *hai phần cơm tấm*. Hà Nội often says *suất*.

- Saigon: Cho em ba phần cơm gà. | Hà Nội: Cho em ba suất cơm gà. — Three orders of chicken rice, please.
- Saigon: Cho em một phần cơm tấm mang về. | Hà Nội: Cho em một suất cơm tấm mang về. — One order of broken rice to go, please.

In Hà Nội you say [suất](https://vietnamesebuddy.com/words/suat-portion/#lx_suat).

Level: A1

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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