Vietnamese phrase
How to say “Just medium spicy” in Vietnamese
“Just medium spicy” in Vietnamese is
Cay vừa thôi
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 phần bánh tráng trộn, cay vừa thôi nhé.
I'll have one portion of mixed rice paper, just medium spicy please.
Northern
Hanoi and the north
Southern
Saigon and the south
Worth knowing
Word by word: cay (spicy) + vừa (medium) + thôi (just/only)
When you would use it
This line comes from the Street Food Mix situation pack in XinChao (Survival) — the moments you actually run into in Việt Nam, not textbook drills.
See the survival packsRelated phrases
- Em ăn cay không? Bỏ nhiều ớt không?Do you eat spicy? Put a lot of chili?
- Ăn bánh tráng trộn không em ơi?Do you want to eat mixed rice paper, dear?
- Cho em nhiều trứng cút.Give me many quail eggs.
- Cho em một bịchGive me one bag
- Của em đây. Hai mươi lăm ngàn.Here is yours. Twenty-five thousand.
- Dạ, lấy bình thường thôi.Just the normal amount.