Vietnamese phrase

How to say “a bowl (for soup)” in Vietnamese

a bowl (for soup)” in Vietnamese is

một tô

Hear it in both accents

Vietnamese sounds noticeably different north to south. Both are recorded so you can match wherever you are.

Northern

Hanoi and the north

Southern

Saigon and the south

Used in a sentence

Cho em một tô phở bò không hành.

I'll have a bowl of beef pho without onions, please.

Northern

Hanoi and the north

Southern

Saigon and the south

Worth knowing

Word by word: một (one) + tô (bowl)

North vs south: In Northern Vietnam, 'bát' is typically used instead of 'tô'.

When you would use it

This line comes from the Street Food Hacks situation pack in XinChao (Beginner) — the moments you actually run into in Việt Nam, not textbook drills.

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