# thối lại meaning in Vietnamese: to give change (A2)

> thối lại means “to give change, to give back (change)” in Vietnamese. Examples with audio, in Northern and Southern wording.

Source: https://vietnamesebuddy.com/words/thoi-lai/ · Updated 2026-10-18

**thối lại**: give change

Level: A2 (our estimate)

Typed without accents: thoi lai

## 1. give change (verb)

to give change, to give back (change)

In Hà Nội *thối* means 'smelly', so people there say *trả lại tiền thừa*.

- Saigon: Chị thối lại em hai chục ngàn nha. | Hà Nội: Chị trả lại em hai mươi nghìn nhé. — Here's twenty thousand change for you.
- Saigon: Anh chưa thối lại tiền cho em. | Hà Nội: Anh chưa trả lại tiền thừa cho em. — You haven't given me my change yet.

Saigon only

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