Take a City Bus
a city bus stop and bus ride
Southern Vietnamese
Take a City Bus Phrases
Practical Southern Vietnamese phrases for take a city bus.
Quick answer
In one sentence
Xe buýt này có đi Bến Thành không?
- a city bus stop and bus ride
- Start with: Xe buýt này có đi Bến Thành không?, Trạm gần nhất ở đâu?.
Mini lesson
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a city bus stop and bus ride
Real situations
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Xe buýt này có đi Bến Thành không?
Does this bus go to Bến Thành?
Start with this line in a city bus stop and bus ride.
Say it
Listen first, then use these tone cues.
XexelevelKeep the voice steady and level.buýtbuytrisingLift the voice upward.nàynayfallingLet the voice fall gently.cócorisingLift the voice upward.đidilevelĐ starts like English d; do not say z.BếnbenrisingKeep the final n short.ThànhthanhfallingLet the voice fall gently.khôngkhonglevelKeep the voice steady and level.
Vietnamese spelling
Xe→xờ e xe
buýt→bờ uyt buyt sắc buýt
này→nờ ay nay huyền này
có→cờ o co sắc có
đi→đờ i đi
Bến→bờ ên bên sắc Bến
Thành→thờ anh thanh huyền Thành
không→khờ ông không
Trạm gần nhất ở đâu?
Where is the nearest stop?
Use this to keep the take a city bus exchange moving.
Say it
Listen first, then use these tone cues.
TrạmtramheavyDrop the voice low and short.gầnganfallingKeep the final n short.nhấtnhatrisingLift the voice upward.ởodippingDip slightly, then recover.đâudaulevelĐ starts like English d; do not say z.
Vietnamese spelling
Trạm→trờ am tram nặng Trạm
gần→gờ ân gân huyền gần
nhất→nhờ ât nhât sắc nhất
ở→ơ hỏi ở
đâu→đờ âu đâu
Cho tôi hỏi, xe số mấy?
Excuse me, which bus number?
Use this to keep the take a city bus exchange moving.
Say it
Listen first, then use these tone cues.
ChocholevelKeep the voice steady and level.tôitoilevelKeep the voice steady and level.hỏihoidippingDip slightly, then recover.xexelevelKeep the voice steady and level.sốsorisingLift the voice upward.mấymayrisingLift the voice upward.
Vietnamese spelling
Cho→chờ o cho
tôi→tờ ôi tôi
hỏi→hờ oi hoi hỏi hỏi
xe→xờ e xe
số→sờ ô sô sắc số
mấy→mờ ây mây sắc mấy
Khi nào đến thì báo tôi nhé.
Please tell me when we arrive.
Use this to keep the take a city bus exchange moving.
Say it
Listen first, then use these tone cues.
KhikhilevelKeep the voice steady and level.nàonaofallingLet the voice fall gently.đếndenrisingĐ starts like English d; do not say z.thìthifallingLet the voice fall gently.báobaorisingLift the voice upward.tôitoilevelKeep the voice steady and level.nhénherisingLift the voice upward.
Vietnamese spelling
Khi→khờ i khi
nào→nờ ao nao huyền nào
đến→đờ ên đên sắc đến
thì→thờ i thi huyền thì
báo→bờ ao bao sắc báo
tôi→tờ ôi tôi
nhé→nhờ e nhe sắc nhé
Cho tôi xuống ở trạm tới.
Let me off at the next stop.
Use this to keep the take a city bus exchange moving.
Say it
Listen first, then use these tone cues.
ChocholevelKeep the voice steady and level.tôitoilevelKeep the voice steady and level.xuốngxuongrisingLift the voice upward.ởodippingDip slightly, then recover.trạmtramheavyDrop the voice low and short.tớitoirisingLift the voice upward.
Vietnamese spelling
Cho→chờ o cho
tôi→tờ ôi tôi
xuống→xờ uông xuông sắc xuống
ở→ơ hỏi ở
trạm→trờ am tram nặng trạm
tới→tờ ơi tơi sắc tới
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 city bus stop and bus ride.
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