# tài xế meaning in Vietnamese: driver (A1)

> tài xế means “driver” in Vietnamese. Examples with audio, in Northern and Southern wording.

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

**tài xế**: driver

Level: A1 (our estimate)

Typed without accents: tai xe

## 1. driver (noun)

The everyday word for the driver of a taxi, bus, truck or Grab car. In Hà Nội people also say *lái xe*.

- Saigon: Ba tui làm tài xế taxi. | Hà Nội: Bố tôi lái xe taxi. — My dad is a taxi driver.
- Saigon: Tài xế Grab tới rồi kìa. | Hà Nội: Tài xế Grab đến rồi kìa. — The Grab driver's here.

In Hà Nội you say [lái xe](https://vietnamesebuddy.com/words/lai-xe/#s_lai_xe_driver).

Saigon only

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