Vietnamese phrase

How to say “Open the door for a guest” in Vietnamese

Open the door for a guest” in Vietnamese is

Mở cửa cho khách

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

Anh vui lòng mở cửa cho khách giúp tôi nhé.

Could you please open the door for the guest?

Northern

Hanoi and the north

Southern

Saigon and the south

Worth knowing

Word by word: mở (open) + cửa (door) + cho (for) + khách (guest)

When you would use it

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

See the survival packs

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