# tăng meaning in Vietnamese: to increase (A2)

> tăng means “to increase, to go up” in Vietnamese. Examples with audio, in Northern and Southern wording.

Source: https://vietnamesebuddy.com/words/tang-increase/ · Updated 2026-10-18

**tăng**: increase

Level: A2 (our estimate)

Typed without accents: tang

## 1. increase (verb)

to increase, to go up, to rise

- Giá xăng tăng nữa rồi. — Petrol prices have gone up again.
- Saigon: Em tăng ba ký. | Hà Nội: Em tăng ba cân. — I've put on three kilos.

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