# tai nạn meaning in Vietnamese: accident (A2)

> tai nạn means “accident” in Vietnamese. Examples with audio, in Northern and Southern wording.

Source: https://vietnamesebuddy.com/words/tai-nan/ · Updated 2026-10-31

**tai nạn**: accident

Level: A2 (our estimate)

Typed without accents: tai nan

## 1. accident (noun)

- Ở ngã tư có tai nạn. — There's been an accident at the intersection.
- Saigon: Ảnh bị tai nạn nhưng không sao. | Hà Nội: Anh ấy bị tai nạn nhưng không sao. — He had an accident, but he's fine.

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