Shop at a Supermarket
a supermarket aisle and checkout
Southern Vietnamese
Shop at a Supermarket Phrases
Practical Southern Vietnamese phrases for shop at a supermarket.
Quick answer
In one sentence
Sữa ở quầy nào?
- a supermarket aisle and checkout
- Start with: Sữa ở quầy nào?, Cho tôi hai chai nước..
Mini lesson
Use this when...
a supermarket aisle and checkout
Real situations
All phrases
Play normal audio first, then slow audio, then save only the phrases you will actually need.
Sữa ở quầy nào?
Which aisle is the milk in?
Start with this line in a supermarket aisle and checkout.
Say it
Listen first, then use these tone cues.
SữasuabrokenUse a short broken rise.ởodippingDip slightly, then recover.quầyquayfallingQu is closer to kw than English q.nàonaofallingLet the voice fall gently.
Vietnamese spelling
Sữa→sờ ưa sưa ngã Sữa
ở→ơ hỏi ở
quầy→quờ ây quây huyền quầy
nào→nờ ao nao huyền nào
Cho tôi hai chai nước.
Two bottles of water, please.
Use this to keep the shop at a supermarket exchange moving.
Say it
Listen first, then use these tone cues.
ChocholevelKeep the voice steady and level.tôitoilevelKeep the voice steady and level.haihailevelKeep the voice steady and level.chaichailevelKeep the voice steady and level.nướcnuocrisingLift the voice upward.
Vietnamese spelling
Cho→chờ o cho
tôi→tờ ôi tôi
hai→hờ ai hai
chai→chờ ai chai
nước→nờ ươc nươc sắc nước
Có loại nhỏ hơn không?
Is there a smaller one?
Use this to keep the shop at a supermarket exchange moving.
Say it
Listen first, then use these tone cues.
CócorisingLift the voice upward.loạiloaiheavyDrop the voice low and short.nhỏnhodippingDip slightly, then recover.hơnhonlevelKeep the final n short.khôngkhonglevelKeep the voice steady and level.
Vietnamese spelling
Có→cờ o co sắc Có
loại→lờ oai loai nặng loại
nhỏ→nhờ o nho hỏi nhỏ
hơn→hờ ơn hơn
không→khờ ông không
Cái này bao nhiêu tiền?
How much is this?
Use this to keep the shop at a supermarket exchange moving.
Say it
Listen first, then use these tone cues.
CáicairisingLift the voice upward.nàynayfallingLet the voice fall gently.baobaolevelKeep the voice steady and level.nhiêunhieulevelKeep the voice steady and level.tiềntienfallingKeep the final n short.
Vietnamese spelling
Cái→cờ ai cai sắc Cái
này→nờ ay nay huyền này
bao→bờ ao bao
nhiêu→nhờ iêu nhiêu
tiền→tờ iên tiên huyền tiền
Tôi thanh toán bằng thẻ.
I will pay by card.
Use this to keep the shop at a supermarket exchange moving.
Say it
Listen first, then use these tone cues.
TôitoilevelKeep the voice steady and level.thanhthanhlevelKeep the voice steady and level.toántoanrisingKeep the final n short.bằngbangfallingLet the voice fall gently.thẻthedippingDip slightly, then recover.
Vietnamese spelling
Tôi→tờ ôi tôi
thanh→thờ anh thanh
toán→tờ oan toan sắc toán
bằng→bờ ăng băng huyền bằng
thẻ→thờ e the hỏi thẻ
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 a supermarket aisle and checkout.
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