Vietnamese phrase

How to say “Give me one... (polite for younger speaker)” in Vietnamese

Give me one... (polite for younger speaker)” in Vietnamese is

Cho em một...

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.

Give me one iced milk coffee, please.

Northern

Hanoi and the north

Southern

Saigon and the south

Worth knowing

Word by word: Cho (give) + em (me/younger sibling) + một (one)

North vs south: In the North, iced milk coffee is typically called 'nâu đá' instead of 'sữa đá'.

When you would use it

This line comes from the CÀ PHÊ SỮA ĐÁ situation pack in XinChao (Beginner) — the moments you actually run into in Việt Nam, not textbook drills.

See the survival packs

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