Vietnamese phrase
How to say “How many pills a day?” in Vietnamese
“How many pills a day?” in Vietnamese is
Uống mấy viên một ngày?
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
Dạ, thuốc này uống mấy viên một ngày?
Excuse me, how many pills a day should I take for this?
Northern
Hanoi and the north
Southern
Saigon and the south
Worth knowing
Word by word: uống (to drink/take) + mấy (how many) + viên (pill) + một (one) + ngày (day)
When you would use it
This line comes from the Buying Medicine situation pack in XinChao (Survival) — the moments you actually run into in Việt Nam, not textbook drills.
See the survival packsRelated phrases
- Được rồi, đây là thuốc hạ sốt và giảm đau.Alright, here is medicine for fever and pain relief.
- Cho tôi thuốc giảm đauGive me some painkillers
- Chào em, em bị làm sao?Hello, what's the matter with you?
- Chúc em mau khỏe!Hope you get well soon!
- Uống như thế nào ạ?How should I take it?
- Tôi bị đau bụngI have a stomach ache