LinguaWhat this unit gave you
Three lessons, one situation. You can name what a quán sells, order it with Cho tôi ..., ask for more, and ask what it costs. That is the whole visit, from the door to the bill.
| What you want to say | Vietnamese |
|---|---|
| name a dish with its container | một bát phở |
| order it | Cho tôi một bát phở. |
| ask for one more | Cho tôi một bát nữa. |
| ask the price | Bao nhiêu tiền? |
| ask for the bill | Cho tôi tính tiền. |
The order inside a food phrase
Number, classifier, noun – and the pointing word after all of them: hai bát phở này. thêm stands in front of that whole group and nữa after it, so two more bowls is thêm hai bát nữa.
Cho tôi thêm hai cái bánh mì nữa.Give me two more bánh mì.
Money words
Prices run in nghìn, the currency is the đồng, and both words are often dropped in speech. đắt and rẻ judge the price, giá names it, tính tiền asks for the bill and trả tiền is what you do next.
Tất cả là hai trăm nghìn đồng.Altogether it is two hundred thousand đồng.
Words in this lesson
| Word | Meaning | Example |
|---|---|---|
| phở | phở noodle soup | Quán này bán phở và cơm. This eatery sells phở and rice. |
| bánh mì | bread; a filled baguette | Bánh mì ở đây rất rẻ. The bánh mì here is very cheap. |
| cà phê | coffee | Anh Nam uống cà phê nóng. Nam drinks hot coffee. |
| bát | bowl (northern word) | Cho tôi một bát cơm. One bowl of rice for me. |
| đĩa | plate | Đĩa cơm này rất ngon. This plate of rice is very tasty. |
| cho tôi | give me | Cho tôi hai chai nước. Two bottles of water for me. |
| muốn | to want | Em muốn ăn bánh mì. I want to eat bánh mì. |
| thêm | more; to add | Cho tôi thêm một cái đĩa nhé. Please give me one more plate. |
| nữa | one more (after the noun) | Chị ăn một bát nữa nhé. Have one more bowl. |
| bao nhiêu tiền | how much money | Đĩa cơm này bao nhiêu tiền? How much is this plate of rice? |
| tính tiền | to ask for the bill | Chị cho em tính tiền ạ. The bill, please. |
| đắt | expensive | Món này không đắt. This dish is not expensive. |
Exercises
This lesson has 10 exercises in the app:
- multiple choice: 3
- match the pairs: 1
- fill the gap: 2
- build the sentence: 1
- translate the sentence: 2
- listen and type: 1
Try the first one
Which sentence orders two bánh mì?
The answer, the other exercises, the audio and your progress are in the app – free at A0 and A1.