Vietnamese phrase
How to say “Give extra chili sauce.” in Vietnamese
“Give extra chili sauce.” in Vietnamese is
Cho thêm tương ớt.
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
Cô ơi, cho thêm tương ớt vào bánh tráng trộn nhé.
Ma'am, please add extra chili sauce to the mixed rice paper.
Northern
Hanoi and the north
Southern
Saigon and the south
Worth knowing
Word by word: Cho (give/add) + thêm (extra) + tương (sauce) + ớt (chili)
When you would use it
This line comes from the Turtle Lake Snacking situation pack in XinChao (Survival) — the moments you actually run into in Việt Nam, not textbook drills.
See the survival packsRelated phrases
- Uống gì không? Có trà tắc, trà đào.Anything to drink? There's kumquat tea, peach tea.
- Con ngồi đây được không cô?Can I sit here, ma'am?
- Cho tôi một cái bánh tráng nướng.Give me one grilled rice paper.
- Cho con một ly trà tắc.Give me one kumquat tea.
- Bao nhiêu tiền một ly?How much is one glass?
- Không lấy cay.No spicy.