# ý bạn là …? meaning in Vietnamese: do you mean …?

> ý bạn là …? means “do you mean …?” in Vietnamese. Examples with audio, in Northern and Southern wording.

Source: https://vietnamesebuddy.com/words/y-ban-la/ · Updated 2026-10-18

**ý bạn là …?**: checking meaning

Typed without accents: y ban la …?

## 1. checking meaning (interjection)

do you mean …?

Check before you guess. Swap *bạn* for the person's pronoun: *Ý anh là …?*, and to an elder *Ý cô là … ạ?*

- Ý bạn là thứ Bảy tuần này à? — Do you mean this Saturday?
- Saigon: Ý bạn là quán gần chợ hả? | Hà Nội: Ý bạn là quán gần chợ à? — Do you mean the place near the market?

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