# về nước meaning in Vietnamese: return to homeland (A2)

> về nước means “to go home (to one's country), to go back home” in Vietnamese. Examples with audio, in Northern and Southern wording.

Source: https://vietnamesebuddy.com/words/ve-nuoc/ · Updated 2026-10-18

**về nước**: return to homeland

Level: A2 (our estimate)

Typed without accents: ve nuoc

## 1. return to homeland (verb)

to go home (to one's country), to go back home

*Nước* here is the country; for Vietnamese living abroad it means coming back to Vietnam.

- Tháng sau tui về nước. — I'm going back to my country next month.
- Chị ấy về nước thăm gia đình. — She's gone home to visit her family.

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