Vietnamese phrase

How to say “Do the laundry” in Vietnamese

Do the laundry” in Vietnamese is

Giặt đồ

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

Tôi cần tìm một chỗ giặt đồ ở gần đây.

I need to find a place to do laundry near here.

Northern

Hanoi and the north

Southern

Saigon and the south

Worth knowing

Word by word: giặt (to wash clothes) + đồ (things/items)

When you would use it

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

See the survival packs

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