# quẹo meaning in Vietnamese: to turn (A2)

> quẹo means “to turn” in Vietnamese. Examples with audio, in Northern and Southern wording.

Source: https://vietnamesebuddy.com/words/queo-turn/ · Updated 2026-10-31

**quẹo**: turn

Level: A2 (our estimate)

Typed without accents: queo

## 1. turn (verb)

In Hà Nội: *rẽ*. *Quẹo trái* is turn left, *quẹo phải* turn right.

- Saigon: Tới ngã tư thì quẹo trái. | Hà Nội: Đến ngã tư thì rẽ trái. — Turn left at the intersection.
- Saigon: Anh ơi, quẹo phải chỗ này nha. | Hà Nội: Anh ơi, rẽ phải chỗ này nhé. — Turn right here, please.

In Hà Nội you say [rẽ](https://vietnamesebuddy.com/words/re-turn/#s_re_turn).

Saigon only

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