Vietnamese phrase
How to say “iced tea (common office break drink)” in Vietnamese
“iced tea (common office break drink)” in Vietnamese is
trà đá
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
Nghỉ tay một chút, mình đi uống trà đá nhé?
Let's take a short break and go grab an iced tea, shall we?
Northern
Hanoi and the north
Southern
Saigon and the south
Worth knowing
Word by word: trà (tea) + đá (ice)
When you would use it
This line comes from the Office Slang Part 1: Workplace Survival situation pack in XinChao (Beginner) — the moments you actually run into in Việt Nam, not textbook drills.
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