Vietnamese phrase
How to say “Can I sit here?” in Vietnamese
“Can I sit here?” in Vietnamese is
Ngồi đây được không?
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
Chào bạn, mình ngồi đây được không?
Hi, is it okay if I sit here?
Northern
Hanoi and the north
Southern
Saigon and the south
Worth knowing
Word by word: ngồi (to sit) + đây (here) + được (can/possible) + không (not/question marker)
North vs south: In Southern Vietnam, 'không' is often colloquially pronounced or written as 'hông' at the end of a question.
When you would use it
This line comes from the Turtle Lake Snacks situation pack in XinChao (Survival) — the moments you actually run into in Việt Nam, not textbook drills.
See the survival packs