Vietnamese phrase
How to say “The glass (Southern term)” in Vietnamese
“The glass (Southern term)” in Vietnamese is
Cái ly
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 ly nước đá.
Give me a glass of ice water.
Northern
Hanoi and the north
Southern
Saigon and the south
Worth knowing
Word by word: cái (classifier for objects) + ly (glass)
North vs south: In Northern Vietnam, 'cái cốc' is more commonly used than 'cái ly'.
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