Vietnamese phrase
How to say “The glass (Northern term)” in Vietnamese
“The glass (Northern term)” in Vietnamese is
Cái cốc
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
Cho tôi một cái cốc nước lọc nhé.
Please give me a glass of water.
Northern
Hanoi and the north
Southern
Saigon and the south
Worth knowing
Word by word: cái (classifier for objects) + cốc (glass/cup)
North vs south: In the South, people use 'cái ly' instead of 'cái cốc'.
When you would use it
This line comes from the North vs. South situation pack in XinChao (Legend) — the moments you actually run into in Việt Nam, not textbook drills.
See the survival packs