Vietnamese phrase
How to say “Motorbike” in Vietnamese
“Motorbike” in Vietnamese is
Xe máy
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
Hãy cẩn thận với xe máy khi bạn qua đường.
Be careful of the motorbikes when you cross the street.
Northern
Hanoi and the north
Southern
Saigon and the south
Worth knowing
Word by word: xe (vehicle) + máy (machine)
North vs south: In the South, 'xe gắn máy' is also commonly used.
When you would use it
This line comes from the Crossing the Street situation pack in XinChao (Beginner) — the moments you actually run into in Việt Nam, not textbook drills.
See the survival packs