Vietnamese phrase
How to say “No onions or cilantro” in Vietnamese
“No onions or cilantro” in Vietnamese is
Không bỏ hành ngò
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, không bỏ hành ngò.
Please give me a bowl of pho without onions or cilantro.
Northern
Hanoi and the north
Southern
Saigon and the south
Worth knowing
Word by word: Không (no) + bỏ (put in) + hành (green onion) + ngò (cilantro)
North vs south: In Northern Vietnam, cilantro is usually called 'rau mùi' instead of 'ngò'.
When you would use it
This line comes from the Dietary Restrictions situation pack in XinChao (Survival) — the moments you actually run into in Việt Nam, not textbook drills.
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