# tại meaning in Vietnamese: at (A1)

> tại means “at, in” in Vietnamese. Examples with audio, in Northern and Southern wording.

Source: https://vietnamesebuddy.com/words/tai-at/ · Updated 2026-10-18

**tại**: at

Level: A1 (our estimate)

Typed without accents: tai

## 1. at (preposition)

at, in

Formal: signs, forms and the news; in speech, *ở*. *Tại chỗ* (on the spot) is everyday.

- Thanh toán tại quầy. — Pay at the counter.
- Saigon: Ăn tại chỗ hay mang về? | Hà Nội: Ăn tại chỗ hay mang đi? — Eat in or take away?

formal · to recognize

Grammar: [At (formal): tại](https://vietnamesebuddy.com/grammar/tai-at-formal/)

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