# trở lại meaning in Vietnamese: to come back (A2)

> trở lại means “to come back, to go back” in Vietnamese. Examples with audio.

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

**trở lại**: return

Level: A2 (our estimate)

Typed without accents: tro lai

## 1. return (verb)

to come back, to go back, to return

A little more careful than *về* or *quay lại*.

- Mười phút nữa em trở lại. — I'll be back in ten minutes.
- Anh ấy trở lại Việt Nam năm ngoái. — He came back to Vietnam last year.

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