Vietnamese phrase

How to say “Sink” in Vietnamese

Sink” in Vietnamese is

Bồn rửa

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

Bồn rửa trong nhà bếp bị nghẹt rồi.

The kitchen sink is clogged.

Northern

Hanoi and the north

Southern

Saigon and the south

Worth knowing

Word by word: bồn (basin/tank) + rửa (to wash)

North vs south: Northerners call a kitchen sink 'bồn rửa bát', while Southerners call it 'bồn rửa chén'.

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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