# Tết meaning in Vietnamese: Tết (A2)

> Tết means “Tết, Lunar New Year” in Vietnamese. Examples with audio.

Source: https://vietnamesebuddy.com/words/tet-new-year/ · Updated 2026-10-18

**Tết**: Tết

Level: A2 (our estimate)

Typed without accents: Tet

## 1. Tết (name)

Tết, Lunar New Year

Written with a capital T. *Ăn Tết*, literally 'eat Tết', means to celebrate it.

- Tết này em về quê. — This Tết I'm going back to my hometown.
- Sắp Tết rồi, chợ đông lắm. — Tết is coming, the markets are packed.

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