Vietnamese phrase
How to say “The water is too cold” in Vietnamese
“The water is too cold” in Vietnamese is
Nước lạnh quá
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
Em ơi, nước lạnh quá, cho thêm nước nóng giúp chị.
Excuse me, the water is too cold, please add some hot water.
Northern
Hanoi and the north
Southern
Saigon and the south
Worth knowing
Word by word: Nước (water) + lạnh (cold) + quá (too/very)
When you would use it
This line comes from the Herbal Hair Spa situation pack in XinChao (Survival) — the moments you actually run into in Việt Nam, not textbook drills.
See the survival packsRelated phrases
- Nhẹ tay một chútA bit gentler
- Mạnh tay một chútA bit stronger
- You've mastered the spa basics!Bạn đã nắm vững các bước cơ bản tại spa!
- Chào chị, chị muốn gội đầu gói nào?Hello, which hair wash package do you want?
- Gội đầu thảo dượcHerbal hair wash
- Em massage đầu nhé. Chị thấy mạnh hay nhẹ?I'll massage your head. Is it strong or light?