Vietnamese phrase
How to say “Iced kumquat tea” in Vietnamese
“Iced kumquat tea” in Vietnamese is
Trà tắc
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
Cho em một ly trà tắc ít đường.
I'll have a kumquat tea with less sugar, please.
Northern
Hanoi and the north
Southern
Saigon and the south
Worth knowing
Word by word: trà (tea) + tắc (kumquat)
North vs south: In Northern Vietnam, this is called 'trà quất' because the fruit is known as 'quất' there.
When you would use it
This line comes from the Turtle Lake Snacks situation pack in XinChao (Survival) — the moments you actually run into in Việt Nam, not textbook drills.
See the survival packs