Vietnamese phrase
How to say “Keep your distance” in Vietnamese
“Keep your distance” in Vietnamese is
Giữ khoảng cách
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
Vui lòng giữ khoảng cách với xe phía trước.
Please keep your distance from the vehicle in front.
Northern
Hanoi and the north
Southern
Saigon and the south
Worth knowing
Word by word: giữ (keep) + khoảng cách (distance)
When you would use it
This line comes from the The 'Ninja Lead' situation pack in XinChao (Survival) — the moments you actually run into in Việt Nam, not textbook drills.
See the survival packsRelated phrases
- Cẩn thận phía trước!Be careful up ahead!
- Tôi phải giữ khoảng cách an toàn.I must keep a safe distance.
- Ninja đường phốStreet Ninja (covered female rider)
- Mười nghìn10,000 VND
- Mười lăm ngàn một ký. Em có mấy ký?15,000 VND per kilo. How many kilos do you have?
- Một trăm năm mươi nghìn một ngày.150,000 VND per day.