Vietnamese phrase
How to say “Please” in Vietnamese
“Please” in Vietnamese is
Làm ơn
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
Làm ơn nói chậm lại một chút.
Please speak a bit slower.
Northern
Hanoi and the north
Southern
Saigon and the south
Worth knowing
Word by word: làm (to do) + ơn (favor)
When you would use it
This line comes from the Handling Language Barriers situation pack in XinChao (Beginner) — the moments you actually run into in Việt Nam, not textbook drills.
See the survival packs