Vietnamese phrase
How to say “Where is the incense burner?” in Vietnamese
“Where is the incense burner?” in Vietnamese is
Lư hương ở đâu vậy ạ?
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
Lư hương ở đâu vậy ạ?
Excuse me, where is the incense burner?
Northern
Hanoi and the north
Southern
Saigon and the south
Worth knowing
Word by word: Lư hương (incense burner) + ở (at) + đâu (where) + vậy (question particle) + ạ (polite particle)
North vs south: The particle 'vậy' is very common in Southern Vietnamese to make questions sound more natural.
When you would use it
This line comes from the Thien Hau Pagoda situation pack in XinChao (Survival) — the moments you actually run into in Việt Nam, not textbook drills.
See the survival packsRelated phrases
- Chào con, con mua nhang thắp hương không?Hello, do you want to buy incense to burn?
- Đây con, mười ngàn một bó.Here you go, ten thousand for one bundle.
- Con cảm ơn cô ạ.I thank you, ma'am.
- Cho con một bó nhang ạPlease give me a bundle of incense
- Cảm ơn cô nhiều ạThank you very much, ma'am
- Lư hương ở ngay giữa sân đó con.The incense burner is right in the middle of the yard.