# phụ nữ meaning in Vietnamese: woman (A2)

> phụ nữ means “woman, women” in Vietnamese. Examples with audio, in Northern and Southern wording.

Source: https://vietnamesebuddy.com/words/phu-nu/ · Updated 2026-10-31

**phụ nữ**: woman

Level: A2 (our estimate)

Typed without accents: phu nu

## 1. woman (noun)

woman, women

A respectful, general word; 20 October is *Ngày Phụ nữ Việt Nam*, Vietnamese Women's Day.

- Saigon: Người phụ nữ đó là ai vậy? | Hà Nội: Người phụ nữ đó là ai thế? — Who's that woman?
- Bác sĩ của em là phụ nữ. — My doctor is a woman.

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