How to say “Give me a baguette and an iced coffee.” in Vietnamese
“Give me a baguette and an iced coffee.” in Vietnamese is
Cho tôi một bánh mì và cà phê đá.
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
Cho tôi một bánh mì và cà phê đá.
I'll have a banh mi and an iced coffee, please.
Northern
Hanoi and the north
Southern
Saigon and the south
Worth knowing
Word by word: Cho (give) + tôi (me) + một (one) + bánh mì (bread) + và (and) + cà phê (coffee) + đá (ice)
North vs south: In the North, 'cà phê đá' usually implies black coffee, while in the South, people often specify 'đen' (black) or 'sữa' (milk).
When you would use it
This line comes from the Breakfast Combo Basics situation pack in XinChao (Beginner) — the moments you actually run into in Việt Nam, not textbook drills.
See the survival packsRelated phrases
- Bánh bao and Soy milkBánh bao và sữa đậu nành
- Bánh mì and Iced coffeeBánh mì và cà phê đá
- Sữa đậu nành uống nóng hay đá em?Do you drink soy milk hot or iced?
- Cà phê đá có lấy đường không?Do you take sugar with your iced coffee?
- Lấy cho tôi một bánh bao.Get me a steamed bun.
- Chào em, em dùng gì?Hello, what will you have?