Vietnamese phrase
How to say “Give me one basket of shrimp dumplings.” in Vietnamese
“Give me one basket of shrimp dumplings.” in Vietnamese is
Cho tôi một xửng há cảo.
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 xửng há cảo.
I'll have one basket of shrimp dumplings, please.
Northern
Hanoi and the north
Southern
Saigon and the south
Worth knowing
Word by word: Cho (give) + tôi (me) + một (one) + xửng (steamer basket) + há cảo (shrimp dumpling)
When you would use it
This line comes from the Chợ Lớn Breakfast situation pack in XinChao (Survival) — the moments you actually run into in Việt Nam, not textbook drills.
See the survival packsRelated phrases
- Tính tiền cho tôi.Check, please.
- Có ngay! Đợi xíu nha. Có dùng thêm bánh bao không?Coming right up! Wait a second. Do you want any buns too?
- Cho tôi một xửng há cảo và một xửng xíu mại.Give me one steamer of shrimp dumplings and one of pork dumplings.
- Cho tôi hai xửng xíu mại.Give me two steamers of pork dumplings.
- Đây, của em đây. Ăn ngon miệng nha!Here, here you go. Enjoy your meal!
- Dạ không, cho tôi xin thêm sa tế.No, please give me more chili oil.