# tính meaning in Vietnamese: to calculate (A2)

> tính means “to calculate, to work out” in Vietnamese. It can also mean plan. Examples with audio, in Northern and Southern wording.

Source: https://vietnamesebuddy.com/words/tinh-calculate/ · Updated 2026-10-31

**tính**: calculate · plan

Level: A2 (our estimate)

Typed without accents: tinh

## 1. calculate (verb)

to calculate, to work out, to count

- Saigon: Để tui tính coi. | Hà Nội: Để tôi tính xem. — Let me work it out.
- Saigon: Em tính giùm chị hết bao nhiêu. | Hà Nội: Em tính giúp chị hết bao nhiêu. — Can you work out how much it all comes to?

Level: A2

## 2. plan (verb)

to plan to, to be thinking of, to intend to

Before a verb: *tui tính đi Đà Lạt*. Very common in Saigon; *định* means the same.

- Tết này em tính về quê. — This Tết I'm planning to go back to my hometown.
- Cuối tuần này anh tính làm gì? — What are you planning to do this weekend?

Level: A2

Grammar: [Plan to: định + verb](https://vietnamesebuddy.com/grammar/dinh-plan/)

## Same meaning

- [định](https://vietnamesebuddy.com/words/dinh-intend/#lx_dinh): intend

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