# trà meaning in Vietnamese: tea (A1)

> trà means “tea” in Vietnamese. Examples with audio, in Northern and Southern wording.

Source: https://vietnamesebuddy.com/words/tra-tea/ · Updated 2026-10-31

**trà**: tea

Level: A1 (our estimate)

Typed without accents: tra

## 1. tea (noun)

Said everywhere; Hà Nội also calls tea *chè*, which in Saigon is a sweet dessert.

- Mời chị uống trà. — Please have some tea.
- Ông tui uống trà mỗi sáng. — My grandpa drinks tea every morning.

In Hà Nội you say [chè](https://vietnamesebuddy.com/words/che-sweet-dessert-soup/#s_che_tea).

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