# rượu meaning in Vietnamese: alcohol (A1)

> rượu means “alcohol, liquor” in Vietnamese. Examples with audio, in Northern and Southern wording.

Source: https://vietnamesebuddy.com/words/ruou-alcohol/ · Updated 2026-10-31

**rượu**: alcohol

Level: A1 (our estimate)

Typed without accents: ruou

## 1. alcohol (noun)

alcohol, liquor

Often rice wine or another spirit; beer is *bia*, wine *rượu vang*.

- Saigon: Ba tui không uống rượu. | Hà Nội: Bố tôi không uống rượu. — My dad doesn't drink alcohol.
- Rượu này mạnh lắm. — This liquor is very strong.

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