# tắc đường meaning in Vietnamese: to be stuck in traffic

> tắc đường means “to be stuck in traffic, traffic jam” in Vietnamese. Examples with audio.

Source: https://vietnamesebuddy.com/words/tac-duong/ · Updated 2026-10-18

**tắc đường**: stuck in traffic

Level: A1 (our estimate)

Typed without accents: tac duong

## 1. stuck in traffic (verb)

to be stuck in traffic, traffic jam

Hà Nội speech; Saigon says *kẹt xe*.

- Xin lỗi, mình bị tắc đường. — Sorry, I got stuck in traffic.
- Sáng nay tắc đường lắm. — The traffic was terrible this morning.

In Saigon you say [kẹt xe](https://vietnamesebuddy.com/words/ket-xe/#lx_ket_xe).

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