Vietnamese phrase

How to say “Not needed, go away!” in Vietnamese

Not needed, go away!” in Vietnamese is

Không cần, đi đi!

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

Dạ thôi, tôi không đánh giày, không cần, đi đi!

No thanks, I'm not getting my shoes shined, no need, go away!

Northern

Hanoi and the north

Southern

Saigon and the south

Worth knowing

Word by word: không (not) + cần (need) + đi (go) + đi (particle for command)

When you would use it

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

See the survival packs

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