Vietnamese phrase
How to say “Thank you very much, ma'am” in Vietnamese
“Thank you very much, ma'am” in Vietnamese is
Cảm ơn cô nhiều ạ
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
Cảm ơn cô nhiều ạ, con rất thích ngôi chùa này.
Thank you very much, ma'am, I really like this temple.
Northern
Hanoi and the north
Southern
Saigon and the south
Worth knowing
Word by word: Cảm ơn (thank) + cô (ma'am) + nhiều (much) + ạ (polite particle)
North vs south: The polite particle 'ạ' at the end of a sentence is more characteristic of Northern Vietnamese speech.
When you would use it
This line comes from the Thien Hau Pagoda situation pack in XinChao (Survival) — the moments you actually run into in Việt Nam, not textbook drills.
See the survival packsRelated phrases
- Chào con, con mua nhang thắp hương không?Hello, do you want to buy incense to burn?
- Đây con, mười ngàn một bó.Here you go, ten thousand for one bundle.
- Con cảm ơn cô ạ.I thank you, ma'am.
- Cho con một bó nhang ạPlease give me a bundle of incense
- Lư hương ở ngay giữa sân đó con.The incense burner is right in the middle of the yard.
- Lư hương ở đâu vậy ạ?Where is the incense burner?