Vietnamese phrase

How to say “To show off” in Vietnamese

To show off” in Vietnamese is

Flex

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

Sao bạn hay flex về đồ hiệu vậy?

Why do you always show off your designer brands?

Northern

Hanoi and the north

Southern

Saigon and the south

Worth knowing

North vs south: This English loanword is popular among Gen Z throughout Vietnam.

When you would use it

This line comes from the Gen Z Vietnamese Slang situation pack in XinChao (Legend) — the moments you actually run into in Việt Nam, not textbook drills.

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