Our Holiday in Hanoi, Vietnam - Important Phrases

Some of the important words/phrases we must know when visiting Vietnam:

Please - xin - pronounced as (p.a.) seen

Thank you - cam on - p.a. cahm un

Hello - xin chao - p.a. seen chow

Goodbye - tam biet -p.a. tum bee-et

sorry - xin loi - p.a. seen loy

Yes - vang - p.a. vung

No - khong - p.a. khom

I want to buy - toi muon mua - p.a. toy moon mooa

How much? - bao nhieu? - p.a. bow nyew?

Expensive - dat - p.a. dut

Cheap - re - ze

We want to go - chung toi muon di - p.a. chum toy moon dee

Where is it? - o dau - p.a. er dow

Hotel - khach san - p.a. khack san

Restaurant - nha hang - p.a. nya hang

Toilet - (nha) ve sinh - p.a. (nya) ver sing

Bottled water - nuoc khoang - p.a. nook kwang

Boiled water - nuoc soi - p.a. nook soy

Tea - che - p.a. chair

Coffee - ca phe - cah-feh

Hot - nong - p.a. nom

Cold - lanh - p.a. lang

Good - tot - p.a. tote

Bad - khong tot - p.a. khom tote

Picture showing a restaurant's name which is written in Vietnamese