Vietnamese phrase
How to say “How much per kilo?” in Vietnamese
“How much per kilo?” in Vietnamese is
Bao nhiêu tiền một ký?
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
Giặt đồ ở đây bao nhiêu tiền một ký vậy ạ?
How much does it cost per kilo to do laundry here?
Northern
Hanoi and the north
Southern
Saigon and the south
Worth knowing
Word by word: bao nhiêu (how much) + tiền (money) + một (one) + ký (kilo)
North vs south: In the North, 'cân' is often used instead of 'ký' for a kilogram.
When you would use it
This line comes from the Laundry Service 101 situation pack in XinChao (Survival) — the moments you actually run into in Việt Nam, not textbook drills.
See the survival packsRelated phrases
- Mười lăm ngàn một ký. Em có mấy ký?15,000 VND per kilo. How many kilos do you have?
- Đúng rồi, ba ký. Khi nào em lấy?Correct, three kilos. When will you pick it up?
- Giặt sấy lấy liềnExpress wash and dry
- Chào em, giặt đồ hả?Hi, doing laundry?
- Chào chị, giặt sấy bao nhiêu một ký?Hi, how much for wash and dry per kilo?
- Ngày mai tôi quay lạiI will come back tomorrow