# thư meaning in Vietnamese: letter (A1)

> thư means “letter, mail” in Vietnamese. Examples with audio, in Northern and Southern wording.

Source: https://vietnamesebuddy.com/words/thu-letter/ · Updated 2026-10-31

**thư**: letter

Level: A1 (our estimate)

Typed without accents: thu

## 1. letter (noun)

letter, mail

An email is *email* or *thư điện tử*.

- Saigon: Em viết thư cho ba mẹ. | Hà Nội: Em viết thư cho bố mẹ. — I'm writing a letter to my parents.
- Có thư của anh nè. — There's a letter for you.

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