Vietnamese phrase
How to say “Yes, give me a plate of broken rice, but don't put onions or cilantro.” in Vietnamese
“Yes, give me a plate of broken rice, but don't put onions or cilantro.” in Vietnamese is
Dạ, cho em một dĩa cơm tấm, nhưng không bỏ hành ngò.
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 Dietary Restrictions situation pack in XinChao (Survival) — the moments you actually run into in Việt Nam, not textbook drills.
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- Cho em nước suối, không lấy đá.Give me bottled water, no ice.
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