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.
See the survival packs