Vietnamese phrase
How to say “Just a little sugar, okay?” in Vietnamese
“Just a little sugar, okay?” in Vietnamese is
Ít đường thôi nhé.
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 tôi một ly cà phê sữa, ít đường thôi nhé.
I'll have a glass of milk coffee, just a little sugar please.
Northern
Hanoi and the north
Southern
Saigon and the south
Worth knowing
Word by word: ít (little) + đường (sugar) + thôi (only) + nhé (softening particle)
North vs south: In Southern Vietnam, people often use 'nha' instead of 'nhé' at the end of the sentence.
When you would use it
This line comes from the Breakfast Combo Basics situation pack in XinChao (Beginner) — the moments you actually run into in Việt Nam, not textbook drills.
See the survival packsRelated phrases
- Bánh bao and Soy milkBánh bao và sữa đậu nành
- Bánh mì and Iced coffeeBánh mì và cà phê đá
- Sữa đậu nành uống nóng hay đá em?Do you drink soy milk hot or iced?
- Cà phê đá có lấy đường không?Do you take sugar with your iced coffee?
- Lấy cho tôi một bánh bao.Get me a steamed bun.
- Cho tôi một bánh mì và cà phê đá.Give me a baguette and an iced coffee.