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Describe Flavors and Textures Phrases

Practical Vietnamese phrases for describe flavors and textures.

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Món này thơm quá.

  • describing a Vietnamese dish while eating together
  • Start with: Món này thơm quá., Vị hơi ngọt., Món này cay vừa phải..

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describing a Vietnamese dish while eating together

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Món này thơm quá.

This dish smells wonderful.

Start with this line when describing a Vietnamese dish while eating together.

Say it

Listen first, then use these tone cues.

MónmonrisingKeep the final n short.nàynayfallingLet the voice fall gently.thơmthomlevelKeep the voice steady and level.quáquarisingQu is closer to kw than English q.
Vietnamese spelling

Món→mờ on mon sắc Món

này→nờ ay nay huyền này

thơm→thờ ơm thơm

quá→quờ a qua sắc quá

Vị hơi ngọt.

The flavor is slightly sweet.

Use this line to keep the describe flavors and textures exchange moving.

Say it

Listen first, then use these tone cues.

VịviheavyDrop the voice low and short.hơihoilevelKeep the voice steady and level.ngọtngotheavyStart with the back-of-mouth ng sound.
Vietnamese spelling

Vị→vờ i vi nặng Vị

hơi→hờ ơi hơi

ngọt→ngờ ot ngot nặng ngọt

Món này cay vừa phải.

This dish is moderately spicy.

Use this line to keep the describe flavors and textures exchange moving.

Say it

Listen first, then use these tone cues.

MónmonrisingKeep the final n short.nàynayfallingLet the voice fall gently.caycaylevelKeep the voice steady and level.vừavuafallingLet the voice fall gently.phảiphaidippingDip slightly, then recover.
Vietnamese spelling

Món→mờ on mon sắc Món

này→nờ ay nay huyền này

cay→cờ ay cay

vừa→vờ ưa vưa huyền vừa

phải→phờ ai phai hỏi phải

Nước dùng đậm đà.

The broth is rich.

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Say it

Listen first, then use these tone cues.

NướcnuocrisingLift the voice upward.dùngdungfallingLet the voice fall gently.đậmdamheavyĐ starts like English d; do not say z.đàdafallingĐ starts like English d; do not say z.
Vietnamese spelling

Nước→nờ ươc nươc sắc Nước

dùng→dờ ung dung huyền dùng

đậm→đờ âm đâm nặng đậm

đà→đờ a đa huyền đà

Thịt rất mềm.

The meat is very tender.

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Say it

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ThịtthitheavyDrop the voice low and short.rấtratrisingLift the voice upward.mềmmemfallingLet the voice fall gently.
Vietnamese spelling

Thịt→thờ it thit nặng Thịt

rất→rờ ât rât sắc rất

mềm→mờ êm mêm huyền mềm

Rau vẫn còn giòn.

The vegetables are still crunchy.

Use this line to keep the describe flavors and textures exchange moving.

Say it

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RauraulevelKeep the voice steady and level.vẫnvanbrokenKeep the final n short.cònconfallingKeep the final n short.giòngionfallingKeep the final n short.
Vietnamese spelling

Rau→rờ au rau

vẫn→vờ ân vân ngã vẫn

còn→cờ on con huyền còn

giòn→giờ on gion huyền giòn

Bánh này dẻo quá.

This cake is very chewy.

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Say it

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BánhbanhrisingLift the voice upward.nàynayfallingLet the voice fall gently.dẻodeodippingDip slightly, then recover.quáquarisingQu is closer to kw than English q.
Vietnamese spelling

Bánh→bờ anh banh sắc Bánh

này→nờ ay nay huyền này

dẻo→dờ eo deo hỏi dẻo

quá→quờ a qua sắc quá

Món này béo nhưng không ngấy.

This dish is rich but not too heavy.

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Say it

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MónmonrisingKeep the final n short.nàynayfallingLet the voice fall gently.béobeorisingLift the voice upward.nhưngnhunglevelKeep the voice steady and level.khôngkhonglevelKeep the voice steady and level.ngấyngayrisingStart with the back-of-mouth ng sound.
Vietnamese spelling

Món→mờ on mon sắc Món

này→nờ ay nay huyền này

béo→bờ eo beo sắc béo

nhưng→nhờ ưng nhưng

không→khờ ông không

ngấy→ngờ ây ngây sắc ngấy

Vị chua rất dễ ăn.

The sour flavor is very pleasant.

Use this line to keep the describe flavors and textures exchange moving.

Say it

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VịviheavyDrop the voice low and short.chuachualevelKeep the voice steady and level.rấtratrisingLift the voice upward.dễdebrokenUse a short broken rise.ănanlevelKeep the final n short.
Vietnamese spelling

Vị→vờ i vi nặng Vị

chua→chờ ua chua

rất→rờ ât rât sắc rất

dễ→dờ ê dê ngã dễ

ăn→ăn

Tôi thích kết cấu của món này.

I like the texture of this dish.

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Say it

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TôitoilevelKeep the voice steady and level.thíchthichrisingLift the voice upward.kếtketrisingLift the voice upward.cấucaurisingLift the voice upward.củacuadippingDip slightly, then recover.mónmonrisingKeep the final n short.nàynayfallingLet the voice fall gently.
Vietnamese spelling

Tôi→tờ ôi tôi

thích→thờ ich thich sắc thích

kết→cờ êt kêt sắc kết

cấu→cờ âu câu sắc cấu

của→cờ ua cua hỏi của

món→mờ on mon sắc món

này→nờ ay nay huyền này

Bạn kiểm tra giúp tôi được không?

Could you check for me?

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Say it

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BạnbanheavyKeep the final n short.kiểmkiemdippingDip slightly, then recover.tratralevelKeep the voice steady and level.giúpgiuprisingLift the voice upward.tôitoilevelKeep the voice steady and level.đượcduocheavyĐ starts like English d; do not say z.khôngkhonglevelKeep the voice steady and level.
Vietnamese spelling

Bạn→bờ an ban nặng Bạn

kiểm→cờ iêm kiêm hỏi kiểm

tra→trờ a tra

giúp→giờ up giup sắc giúp

tôi→tờ ôi tôi

được→đờ ươc đươc nặng được

không→khờ ông không

Để tôi xác nhận lại món này.

Let me confirm this dish.

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Say it

Listen first, then use these tone cues.

ĐểdedippingĐ starts like English d; do not say z.tôitoilevelKeep the voice steady and level.xácxacrisingLift the voice upward.nhậnnhanheavyKeep the final n short.lạilaiheavyDrop the voice low and short.mónmonrisingKeep the final n short.nàynayfallingLet the voice fall gently.
Vietnamese spelling

Để→đờ ê đê hỏi Để

tôi→tờ ôi tôi

xác→xờ ac xac sắc xác

nhận→nhờ ân nhân nặng nhận

lại→lờ ai lai nặng lại

món→mờ on mon sắc món

này→nờ ay nay huyền này

Tôi chưa hiểu, bạn nói lại được không?

I did not understand; could you repeat?

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Say it

Listen first, then use these tone cues.

TôitoilevelKeep the voice steady and level.chưachualevelKeep the voice steady and level.hiểuhieudippingDip slightly, then recover.bạnbanheavyKeep the final n short.nóinoirisingLift the voice upward.lạilaiheavyDrop the voice low and short.đượcduocheavyĐ starts like English d; do not say z.khôngkhonglevelKeep the voice steady and level.
Vietnamese spelling

Tôi→tờ ôi tôi

chưa→chờ ưa chưa

hiểu→hờ iêu hiêu hỏi hiểu

bạn→bờ an ban nặng bạn

nói→nờ oi noi sắc nói

lại→lờ ai lai nặng lại

được→đờ ươc đươc nặng được

không→khờ ông không

Cảm ơn bạn đã giải thích.

Thank you for explaining.

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Say it

Listen first, then use these tone cues.

CảmcamdippingDip slightly, then recover.ơnonlevelKeep the final n short.bạnbanheavyKeep the final n short.đãdabrokenĐ starts like English d; do not say z.giảigiaidippingDip slightly, then recover.thíchthichrisingLift the voice upward.
Vietnamese spelling

Cảm→cờ am cam hỏi Cảm

ơn→ơn

bạn→bờ an ban nặng bạn

đã→đờ a đa ngã đã

giải→giờ ai giai hỏi giải

thích→thờ ich thich sắc thích

Practice ladder

  1. 1Listen once at natural speed.
  2. 2Replay slowly and shadow each line.
  3. 3Complete the situation without reading.

Common mistakes

  • Keep the relationship pronoun and politeness marker from the model.
  • Do not translate a long English sentence word by word.

Cultural notes

  • Use standard nationwide vocabulary with the Quỳnh Anh Northern Vietnamese voice when describing a Vietnamese dish while eating together.

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