Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
left/right
bên trái/bên phài
cheap/expensive
rè/đàt
Do you have any
Ông/bà có phòng
air conditioner
máy lanh
rooms?
không?
fan (electric)
quat máy
How much is it?
Bao nhiêu tiên?
open/closed
mò' cù'a/vóng cù'a
NUMBERS
For numbers ending in 5, from 15 onwards,
lăm
is used in the north and
nhăm
in the south,
rather than the written
nam
. An alternative for numbers that are multiples of 10 is
chaųc
- so,
10 can be
môt chųc
etc.
0
không
8
tám
1
môt
9
chín
2
hai
10
mùò'i
3
ba
11, 12, 13 etc
mu'ò'i môt, mu'ò'i
4
bô'n
hai, mu'ò'i ba
5
năm
20, 30 etc
hai mu'ò'i, ba mu'ò'i
6
sáu
100
mot trăm
11
7
bày
1000
mot ngàn
FOOD AND DRINK GLOSSARY
Some names differ in the north (N) and south (S).
Useful phrases
bát (N); chén (S)
gà
chicken
bowl
lon (N); heo (S)
pork
vit
duck
can chén (N); can ly (S)
cheers!
rau co or rau các loai
vegetables
đá
ice
xà lách
salad
đũa
chopsticks
trái cây
fruit
chay
vegetarian
tôi không ăn thit
I don't eat meat
Miscellaneous
bánh
Rice and noodles
bún
cake (sweet
round rice noodles
or savoury)
bún bò
beef with bun
bánh mì
bread
noodles
bo
butter
pho mát
cheese
bún cha
vermicelli noodles
lac (N); đau phong (S)
peanuts
with pork and
vegetables
(groundnuts)
bún gà
chicken with bun
muoi
salt
noodles
ot
chilli
com
cooked rice
tiêu
pepper
tàu hũ (N); đau phu (S)
tofu
com rang (N);
fried rice
trung
egg
com chiên (S)
com trang
boiled rice
Drinks
bia
cháo
rice porridge
beer
mì xào
fried noodles
cà phê
coffee
pho
flat rice noodle
cà phê đá
iced coffee
soup
cà phê đen
black coffee
pho bò
noodle soup
cà phê sua
coffee with milk
with beef
trà
tea
Fish, meat and vegetables
cá
trà voi chanh
tea with lemon
fish
trà voi sua
tea with milk
cá rán (N); cá chiên (S)
fried fish
không đá
no ice
cua
crab
nuoc
water
con luon
eel
nuoc khoáng
mineral water
muc
squid
nuoc cam
orange juice
tôm
shrimp or prawn
nuoc chanh
lime juice
tôm hùm
lobster
nuoc dua
coconut milk
bò
beef
ruou ran
snake wine
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