Vietnamese phrase
How to say “Give me one bag” in Vietnamese
“Give me one bag” in Vietnamese is
Cho em một bịch
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 em một bịch bánh tráng trộn không cay.
Give me one bag of mixed rice paper, not spicy please.
Northern
Hanoi and the north
Southern
Saigon and the south
Worth knowing
Word by word: Cho (give) + em (me) + một (one) + bịch (bag)
North vs south: The word 'bịch' is very common in the South, while Northerners typically use 'túi' for a bag.
When you would use it
This line comes from the Street Food Mix situation pack in XinChao (Survival) — the moments you actually run into in Việt Nam, not textbook drills.
See the survival packsRelated phrases
- Em ăn cay không? Bỏ nhiều ớt không?Do you eat spicy? Put a lot of chili?
- Ăn bánh tráng trộn không em ơi?Do you want to eat mixed rice paper, dear?
- Cho em nhiều trứng cút.Give me many quail eggs.
- Của em đây. Hai mươi lăm ngàn.Here is yours. Twenty-five thousand.
- Cay vừa thôiJust medium spicy
- Dạ, lấy bình thường thôi.Just the normal amount.