Vietnamese phrase
How to say “Give me one cup of...” in Vietnamese
“Give me one cup of...” in Vietnamese is
Cho em một ly...
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 ly cà phê sữa đá.
I'll have a glass of iced milk coffee, please.
Northern
Hanoi and the north
Southern
Saigon and the south
Worth knowing
Word by word: Cho (give) + em (me) + một (one) + ly (glass/cup)
North vs south: In Northern Vietnam, the word 'cốc' is more commonly used than 'ly' for a glass.
When you would use it
This line comes from the The Iced Coffee Order situation pack in XinChao (Beginner) — the moments you actually run into in Việt Nam, not textbook drills.
See the survival packs