Vietnamese phrase
How to say “Turn left” in Vietnamese
“Turn left” in Vietnamese is
Rẽ trái
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
Đến cuối hẻm này, bạn hãy rẽ trái nhé.
At the end of this alley, please turn left.
Northern
Hanoi and the north
Southern
Saigon and the south
Worth knowing
Word by word: rẽ (to turn) + trái (left)
North vs south: In the South, people often use the word 'quẹo' instead of 'rẽ'.
When you would use it
This line comes from the Exploring Alleys situation pack in XinChao (Survival) — the moments you actually run into in Việt Nam, not textbook drills.
See the survival packs