Vietnamese phrase

How to say “Wait for me a moment.” in Vietnamese

“Wait for me a moment.” in Vietnamese is

Đợi mình một chút.

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

Anh ơi, đợi tôi một chút, tôi đang đi xuống.

Wait for me a moment, I'm coming down now.

Northern

Hanoi and the north

Southern

Saigon and the south

Worth knowing

Word by word: Đợi (wait) + tôi (me) + một (one) + chút (a little/moment)

North vs south: In Southern Vietnam, people often use 'một xíu' instead of 'một chút'.

When you would use it

This line comes from the Cafe Work Survival situation pack in XinChao (Survival) — the moments you actually run into in Việt Nam, not textbook drills.

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