Vietnamese phrase
How to say “Ah, okay then. Drinking water is fine too, no problem!” in Vietnamese
“Ah, okay then. Drinking water is fine too, no problem!” in Vietnamese is
À, vậy thôi. Uống nước suối cũng được, không sao!
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
When you would use it
This line comes from the Polite Drinking Refusal situation pack in XinChao (Survival) — the moments you actually run into in Việt Nam, not textbook drills.
See the survival packsRelated phrases
- Nào, 1, 2, 3, dô! 100% (một trăm phần trăm) nhé em!Come on, 1, 2, 3, cheers! 100% (bottoms up), okay!
- Thôi mà, một ly này nữa thôi! Vui là chính!Come on, just this one more glass! It's all about the fun!
- I have a low toleranceEm đô yếu lắm
- Dạ thôi, hôm nay em bị đau dạ dày.No thanks, I have a stomach ache today.
- Dạ thôi, em đau dạ dày.No thanks, I have a stomach ache.
- Dạ thôi, em đô yếu lắm, không uống hết được đâu.No thanks, my tolerance is very low, I can't drink it all.