Vietnamese phrase
How to say “Turn left into the second sub-alley” in Vietnamese
“Turn left into the second sub-alley” in Vietnamese is
Quẹo trái vào ngách thứ hai
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
When you would use it
This line comes from the The Hẻm Delivery situation pack in XinChao (Survival) — the moments you actually run into in Việt Nam, not textbook drills.
See the survival packsRelated phrases
- Đầu hẻmAlley entrance
- Anh đi thẳng vào hẻm điGo straight into the alley
- Dạ thấy rồi. Nhà anh số 45/12/7 đúng không?Got it. Your house is 45/12/7, right?
- Alo, em là shipper đây. Em đang ở đầu hẻm 45, anh ở đâu ạ?Hello, I'm the shipper. I'm at the entrance of alley 45, where are you?
- Tôi đang đứng trước cửaI am standing in front of the door
- Dạ em đang đi thẳng. Tới ngã ba rồi, quẹo đâu nữa anh?Okay, I'm going straight. I've reached a fork, where do I turn now?