# quả meaning in Vietnamese: for fruit (A1)

> quả means “for fruit” in Vietnamese. It can also mean fruit. Examples with audio.

Source: https://vietnamesebuddy.com/words/qua-for-fruit/ · Updated 2026-10-31

**quả**: for fruit · fruit

Level: A1 (our estimate)

Typed without accents: qua

## 1. for fruit (classifier)

Goes before a fruit or another round thing in Hà Nội speech: *một quả cam*, *hai quả trứng*. Saigon uses *trái* for fruit.

- Cho tôi hai quả xoài. — Two mangoes for me, please.
- Quả cam này ngọt lắm. — This orange is really sweet.

In Saigon you say [trái](https://vietnamesebuddy.com/words/trai-fruit/#lx_trai).

Level: A1 · Hà Nội only · to recognize

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

## 2. fruit (noun)

Hà Nội speech for a fruit, or the fruit on a tree: *Cây này nhiều quả.* Saigon says *trái*.

- Cây cam này nhiều quả quá. — This orange tree has so much fruit.
- Quả này ăn được không? — Can you eat this fruit?

In Saigon you say [trái](https://vietnamesebuddy.com/words/trai-fruit/#s_trai_fruit).

Level: A1 · Hà Nội only · to recognize

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