# sử dụng meaning in Vietnamese: to use (A1)

> sử dụng means “to use” in Vietnamese. Examples with audio.

Source: https://vietnamesebuddy.com/words/su-dung/ · Updated 2026-10-18

**sử dụng**: use

Level: A1 (our estimate)

Typed without accents: su dung

## 1. use (verb)

A little formal; in everyday talk people say *dùng*, or in Saigon *xài*.

- Anh biết sử dụng máy này không? — Do you know how to use this machine?
- Ở đây không được sử dụng điện thoại. — You can't use your phone here.

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