Say You Are Vegetarian
ordering food while explaining a vegetarian diet
Southern Vietnamese
Say You Are Vegetarian Phrases
Practical Southern Vietnamese phrases for say you are vegetarian.
Quick answer
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Tôi ăn chay.
- ordering food while explaining a vegetarian diet
- Start with: Tôi ăn chay., Món này có thịt không?.
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ordering food while explaining a vegetarian diet
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Tôi ăn chay.
I am vegetarian.
Start with this line in ordering food while explaining a vegetarian diet.
Say it
Listen first, then use these tone cues.
TôitoilevelKeep the voice steady and level.ănanlevelKeep the final n short.chaychaylevelKeep the voice steady and level.
Vietnamese spelling
Tôi→tờ ôi tôi
ăn→ăn
chay→chờ ay chay
Món này có thịt không?
Does this dish contain meat?
Use this to keep the say you are vegetarian exchange moving.
Say it
Listen first, then use these tone cues.
MónmonrisingKeep the final n short.nàynayfallingLet the voice fall gently.cócorisingLift the voice upward.thịtthitheavyDrop the voice low and short.khôngkhonglevelKeep the voice steady and level.
Vietnamese spelling
Món→mờ on mon sắc Món
này→nờ ay nay huyền này
có→cờ o co sắc có
thịt→thờ it thit nặng thịt
không→khờ ông không
Tôi không ăn nước mắm.
I do not eat fish sauce.
Use this to keep the say you are vegetarian exchange moving.
Say it
Listen first, then use these tone cues.
TôitoilevelKeep the voice steady and level.khôngkhonglevelKeep the voice steady and level.ănanlevelKeep the final n short.nướcnuocrisingLift the voice upward.mắmmamrisingLift the voice upward.
Vietnamese spelling
Tôi→tờ ôi tôi
không→khờ ông không
ăn→ăn
nước→nờ ươc nươc sắc nước
mắm→mờ ăm măm sắc mắm
Có món nào không có trứng không?
Is there a dish without eggs?
Use this to keep the say you are vegetarian exchange moving.
Say it
Listen first, then use these tone cues.
CócorisingLift the voice upward.mónmonrisingKeep the final n short.nàonaofallingLet the voice fall gently.khôngkhonglevelKeep the voice steady and level.cócorisingLift the voice upward.trứngtrungrisingLift the voice upward.khôngkhonglevelKeep the voice steady and level.
Vietnamese spelling
Có→cờ o co sắc Có
món→mờ on mon sắc món
nào→nờ ao nao huyền nào
không→khờ ông không
có→cờ o co sắc có
trứng→trờ ưng trưng sắc trứng
không→khờ ông không
Cho tôi món này, không thịt.
This dish without meat, please.
Use this to keep the say you are vegetarian exchange moving.
Say it
Listen first, then use these tone cues.
ChocholevelKeep the voice steady and level.tôitoilevelKeep the voice steady and level.mónmonrisingKeep the final n short.nàynayfallingLet the voice fall gently.khôngkhonglevelKeep the voice steady and level.thịtthitheavyDrop the voice low and short.
Vietnamese spelling
Cho→chờ o cho
tôi→tờ ôi tôi
món→mờ on mon sắc món
này→nờ ay nay huyền này
không→khờ ông không
thịt→thờ it thit nặng thịt
Practice ladder
- 1Listen once at normal speed.
- 2Shadow each line at slow speed.
- 3Complete the situation without reading.
Common mistakes
- Do not translate a long English sentence word by word.
- Keep the relationship pronoun or politeness marker used in the model line.
Cultural notes
- Use standard nationwide vocabulary with a natural Southern rhythm in ordering food while explaining a vegetarian diet.
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