# tấm meaning in Vietnamese: photos (A2)

> tấm means “photos” in Vietnamese. Examples with audio, in Northern and Southern wording.

Source: https://vietnamesebuddy.com/words/tam-photos/ · Updated 2026-10-31

**tấm**: photos

Level: A2 (our estimate)

Typed without accents: tam

## 1. photos (classifier)

The classifier for flat things: photos, tickets, cards, sheets of cloth: *tấm hình*, *tấm vé*.

- Saigon: Tấm hình này đẹp quá. | Hà Nội: Tấm ảnh này đẹp quá. — This photo is lovely.
- Saigon: Tấm vé này của ai vậy? | Hà Nội: Tấm vé này của ai thế? — Whose ticket is this?

Grammar: [Which classifier: cái for things, con for animals, người for people, and the common others](https://vietnamesebuddy.com/grammar/clf-cai-chiec/)

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