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About Ordering Food in Vietnamese
Hungry? How to go about purchasing food in Vietnamese? These are a few of the questions you’ll have when travelling in a Vietnamese speaking region. Learn More
Regardless of whether you’re intending to reside in a Vietnamese speaking country or intending on a brief holiday there, understanding how to buy food in Vietnamese is very important. Eating out at Vietnamese eateries and bistros can be a lot of fun, especially if you know some basic Vietnamese restaurant vocab. More …
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We’ve got stated quite a few standard meal applicable words and phrases in Vietnamese, here, hoping they might help you if you are getting food items in Vietnamese.
Speaking Vietnamese When Eating Out
Click this link to know the Vietnamese meal words quite easily which can be used for ordering meals in Vietnamese dining establishments and coffee shops.
| A table for one person/two people, please. | Cho tôi một bàn cho một/hai người. (...) | |
| Can I look at the menu, please? | Cho tôi xem menu? (...) | |
| Can I look in the kitchen? | Cho tôi xem nhà bếp được không? (...) | |
| Is there a house specialty? | Quán ăn này có món đặc sản nào không? (...) | |
| Is there a local specialty? | Ở vùng này có món đặc sản nào không? (...) | |
| I'm a vegetarian. | Tôi ăn chay. (...) | |
| I don't eat pork. | Tôi không ăn thịt heo (SV)/lợn (NV). (...) | |
| I don't eat beef. | Tôi không ăn thịt bò. (...) | |
| I eat only kosher food. | Tôi chỉ ăn thức ăn kosher thôi. (...) | |
| Can you make it "lite", please? (less oil/butter/lard) | Can you make it "lite", please? (...) | |
| fixed-price meal | bữa ăn giá cố định (...) | |
| à la carte | gọi theo món (...) | |
| breakfast | bữa sáng (boo... ee? sahng?) | |
| lunch | bữa trưa (boo-uh? cheu-uh) | |
| tea (meal) | nước trà (nook chah) | |
| supper | bữa chiều (boo... ee? chee-oh...) | |
| I want _____. | Tôi muốn _____. | |
| I want a dish containing _____. | Tôi muốn/xin một đĩa có _____. (...) | |
| chicken | (thịt) gà (teet. gah...) | |
| beef | (thịt) bò (teet. baw...) | |
| fish | cá (kah?) | |
| ham | giăm bông (zuhm bohng) | |
| sausage | xúc xích (sook? sick?) | |
| cheese | pho mát (faw maht?) | |
| eggs | trứng (chuhng?) | |
| salad | xà lách (sah... lack?) | |
| (fresh) vegetables | rau (tươi) (zao theu-uh-ee) | |
| (fresh) fruit | trái cây (tươi) (chai? kai) | |
| bread | bánh mì (bang mee...) | |
| toast | bánh mì nướng (bang mee... neu-uhng?) | |
| noodles | mì (mee...) | |
| rice (cooked; as a dish) | cơm (kuhm) | |
| rice (uncooked) | gạo ("gah-ow.") | |
| beans (like mung beans) | đậu (doe.) | |
| beans (like coffee beans) | hột (hoht.) | |
| May I have a glass of _____? | Cho tôi xin một ly (SV)/cố (NV) _____? (...) | |
| May I have a cup of _____? | Cho tôi xin một ly (SV)/cố (NV) _____? (...) | |
| May I have a bottle of _____? | Cho tôi xin một chai _____? (...) | |
| coffee | cà phê (ka... fay) | |
| tea (drink) | nước trà (neu-uk? chah...) | |
| _____ juice | nước _____ (neu-uk?) | |
| bubbly water | nước ngọt (neu-uk? ngawt.) | |
| water | nước (neu-uk?) | |
| wine | rượu vang (Northern Vietnamese : zew vang, Southern Vietnamese : ro vang) | |
| beer | bia (bee-uh) | |
| red/white wine | rượu đỏ/trắng (zew. daw... aw? / chahng?!) | |
| May I have some _____? | Cho tôi xin một ít_____? (seen) | |
| salt | muối (moo-ee?) | |
| black pepper | hạt tiêu (haht. tew) | |
| butter | bơ (buh) | |
| Excuse me, waiter? (getting attention of server) | Em ơi! Làm ơn... (...) | |
| I'm finished. | Xong rồi. (saong zoy...) | |
| It was delicious. | Ngon lắm. (ngawn luhm) | |
| Please clear the plates. | Xin hãy dọn đĩa đi. (...) | |
| The check, please. | Thanh toán tiền. (...) |
Click on the links directly below to find a number of beneficial Vietnamese travel words which are sorted by theme. For each holiday phrase in Vietnamese, you will see the actual English translation.
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