Vietnamese phrase
How to say “Check, please.” in Vietnamese
“Check, please.” in Vietnamese is
Tính tiền cho tôi.
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
Em ơi, tính tiền cho tôi.
Excuse me, can I have the check please?
Northern
Hanoi and the north
Southern
Saigon and the south
Worth knowing
Word by word: Tính (calculate) + tiền (money) + cho (for) + tôi (me)
North vs south: In the South, locals usually replace 'tôi' with a specific pronoun like 'em' or 'con' to be more friendly.
When you would use it
This line comes from the Chợ Lớn Breakfast situation pack in XinChao (Survival) — the moments you actually run into in Việt Nam, not textbook drills.
See the survival packsRelated phrases
- Có ngay! Đợi xíu nha. Có dùng thêm bánh bao không?Coming right up! Wait a second. Do you want any buns too?
- Cho tôi một xửng há cảo.Give me one basket of shrimp dumplings.
- Cho tôi một xửng há cảo và một xửng xíu mại.Give me one steamer of shrimp dumplings and one of pork dumplings.
- Cho tôi hai xửng xíu mại.Give me two steamers of pork dumplings.
- Đây, của em đây. Ăn ngon miệng nha!Here, here you go. Enjoy your meal!
- Dạ không, cho tôi xin thêm sa tế.No, please give me more chili oil.