# trái meaning in Vietnamese: fruit (A1)

> trái means “fruit” in Vietnamese. It can also mean for fruit. Examples with audio, in Northern and Southern wording.

Source: https://vietnamesebuddy.com/words/trai-fruit/ · Updated 2026-10-31

**trái**: fruit · for fruit

Level: A1 (our estimate)

Typed without accents: trai

## 1. fruit (noun)

Saigon's word for a fruit, also put before a fruit's name: *trái xoài*, *trái cam*. Hà Nội says *quả*.

- Saigon: Năm nay cây xoài nhà tui nhiều trái lắm. | Hà Nội: Năm nay cây xoài nhà tôi nhiều quả lắm. — Our mango tree has lots of fruit this year.
- Saigon: Trái này tên là gì? | Hà Nội: Quả này tên là gì? — What is this fruit called?

In Hà Nội you say [quả](https://vietnamesebuddy.com/words/qua-for-fruit/#s_qua_fruit).

Level: A1 · Saigon only

## 2. for fruit (classifier)

Goes before a fruit or another round thing in Saigon speech: *một trái cam*, *trái banh* (a ball). Hà Nội says *quả*.

- Saigon: Cho em ba trái xoài. | Hà Nội: Cho em ba quả xoài. — Three mangoes for me, please.
- Saigon: Trái xoài này ngọt quá! | Hà Nội: Quả xoài này ngọt quá! — This mango is so sweet!

In Hà Nội you say [quả](https://vietnamesebuddy.com/words/qua-for-fruit/#s_qua_for_fruit).

Level: A2 · Saigon only

Grammar: [Which classifier: cái for things, con for animals, người for people, and the common others](https://vietnamesebuddy.com/grammar/clf-cai-chiec/)

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