Vietnamese phrase
How to say “How much is one glass?” in Vietnamese
“How much is one glass?” in Vietnamese is
Bao nhiêu tiền 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
Bao nhiêu tiền một ly trà đào vậy chị?
How much is one glass of peach tea?
Northern
Hanoi and the north
Southern
Saigon and the south
Worth knowing
Word by word: Bao nhiêu (how much) + tiền (money) + một (one) + ly (glass)
North vs south: In Northern Vietnam, people usually say 'cốc' instead of 'ly'.
When you would use it
This line comes from the Turtle Lake Snacking situation pack in XinChao (Survival) — the moments you actually run into in Việt Nam, not textbook drills.
See the survival packsRelated phrases
- Uống gì không? Có trà tắc, trà đào.Anything to drink? There's kumquat tea, peach tea.
- Con ngồi đây được không cô?Can I sit here, ma'am?
- Cho thêm tương ớt.Give extra chili sauce.
- Cho tôi một cái bánh tráng nướng.Give me one grilled rice paper.
- Cho con một ly trà tắc.Give me one kumquat tea.
- Không lấy cay.No spicy.