Vietnamese phrase
How to say “I need to report to the police.” in Vietnamese
“I need to report to the police.” in Vietnamese is
Tôi cần báo công an.
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
Tôi bị mất hộ chiếu, tôi cần báo công an.
I lost my passport, I need to report to the police.
Northern
Hanoi and the north
Southern
Saigon and the south
Worth knowing
Word by word: Tôi (I) + cần (need) + báo (report) + công an (police)
When you would use it
This line comes from the Lost Passport Protocol situation pack in XinChao (Beginner) — the moments you actually run into in Việt Nam, not textbook drills.
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- Bạn có bản sao hay ảnh chụp hộ chiếu không?Do you have a copy or a photo of the passport?
- Tốt, hãy đưa tôi xem. Tôi sẽ làm tờ khai cho bạn.Good, let me see. I will make a report for you.
- Chào bạn, tôi có thể giúp gì cho bạn?Hello, how can I help you?
- Chào anh, tôi bị mất hộ chiếu.Hello, I lost my passport.
- Tôi bị mất hộ chiếu.I lost my passport.
- Tôi nghĩ là ở trên xe taxi sáng nay.I think it was in the taxi this morning.