# sửa meaning in Vietnamese: to fix (A2)

> sửa means “to fix, to repair” in Vietnamese. Examples with audio, in Northern and Southern wording.

Source: https://vietnamesebuddy.com/words/sua-fix/ · Updated 2026-10-18

**sửa**: fix

Level: A2 (our estimate)

Typed without accents: sua

## 1. fix (verb)

to fix, to repair, to correct

Saigon's word for both repairing and correcting: *sửa xe*, *sửa bài*. Hà Nội often says *chữa*.

- Saigon: Xe em hư rồi, phải đi sửa. | Hà Nội: Xe em hỏng rồi, phải đi sửa. — My motorbike's broken, I have to get it fixed.
- Cô sửa bài cho em. — The teacher corrected my work.

In Hà Nội you say [chữa](https://vietnamesebuddy.com/words/chua-repair/#s_chua_repair).

In Hà Nội you say [chữa](https://vietnamesebuddy.com/words/chua-repair/#s_chua_correct).

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