Vietnamese phrase

How to say “No onions” in Vietnamese

No onions” in Vietnamese is

Không hành

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 tô phở bò, không hành nhé.

I'll have a bowl of beef pho, no onions please.

Northern

Hanoi and the north

Southern

Saigon and the south

Worth knowing

Word by word: không (no/not) + hành (onion/scallion)

When you would use it

This line comes from the Order Street Food situation pack in XinChao (Beginner) — the moments you actually run into in Việt Nam, not textbook drills.

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