# rớt meaning in Vietnamese: to fail (an exam) (A2)

> rớt means “to fail (an exam)” in Vietnamese. It can also mean drop. Examples with audio, in Northern and Southern wording.

Source: https://vietnamesebuddy.com/words/rot-fail/ · Updated 2026-10-31

**rớt**: fail · drop

Level: A2 (our estimate)

Typed without accents: rot

## 1. fail (verb)

to fail (an exam)

In Hà Nội: *trượt*. To pass is *đậu* (Hà Nội *đỗ*).

- Saigon: Em sợ rớt quá. | Hà Nội: Em sợ trượt quá. — I'm so scared of failing.
- Saigon: Năm ngoái anh rớt môn toán. | Hà Nội: Năm ngoái anh trượt môn toán. — Last year I failed math.

In Hà Nội you say [trượt](https://vietnamesebuddy.com/words/truot-fail/#s_truot_fail).

Level: A2 · Saigon only

## 2. drop (verb)

to drop, to fall

Both dropping something (*rớt điện thoại*, to drop your phone) and something falling. Hà Nội says *đánh rơi* for dropping something, *rơi* for falling.

- Saigon: Cẩn thận, rớt điện thoại bây giờ! | Hà Nội: Cẩn thận, đánh rơi điện thoại bây giờ! — Careful, you'll drop your phone!
- Saigon: Cái muỗng rớt xuống đất rồi. | Hà Nội: Cái thìa rơi xuống đất rồi. — The spoon has fallen on the floor.

Level: A2 · Saigon only

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