Vietnamese phrase
How to say “Give me a plastic bag” in Vietnamese
“Give me a plastic bag” in Vietnamese is
Cho tôi túi ni lông
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
Làm ơn cho tôi túi ni lông, cảm ơn.
Please give me a plastic bag, thank you.
Northern
Hanoi and the north
Southern
Saigon and the south
Worth knowing
Word by word: Cho (give) + tôi (me) + túi (bag) + ni lông (nylon/plastic)
North vs south: In Southern Vietnam, people often use the word 'bịch' instead of 'túi' for plastic bags.
When you would use it
This line comes from the Modern Retail Checkout situation pack in XinChao (Survival) — the moments you actually run into in Việt Nam, not textbook drills.
See the survival packsRelated phrases
- Em thanh toán bằng QR code được không?Can I pay via QR code?
- Anh có lấy túi không? Túi tính phí một ngàn ạ.Do you want a bag? The bag fee is one thousand.
- Chào anh, anh có thẻ thành viên WinMart không ạ?Hello sir, do you have a WinMart membership card?
- Tôi không có thẻ thành viênI don't have a membership card
- Em có, để em đọc số điện thoại.I have one, let me give you my phone number.
- Dạ, anh có muốn tích điểm không ạ?I see, do you want to collect points?