Vietnamese phrase
How to say “Horse / Code” in Vietnamese
“Horse / Code” in Vietnamese is
Mã
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
Vui lòng cho tôi xem mã QR của bạn.
Please show me your QR code.
Northern
Hanoi and the north
Southern
Saigon and the south
Worth knowing
North vs south: In the North, the 'ngã' tone is a sharp break, while in the South, it sounds like the 'hỏi' tone.
When you would use it
This line comes from the The Language App Illusion situation pack in XinChao (Beginner) — the moments you actually run into in Việt Nam, not textbook drills.
See the survival packs