Vietnamese phrase
How to say “20,000 VND” in Vietnamese
“20,000 VND” in Vietnamese is
Hai mươi nghìn
Hear it in both accents
Vietnamese sounds noticeably different north to south. Both are recorded so you can match wherever you are.
Northern
Hanoi and the north
Southern
Saigon and the south
Used in a sentence
Của anh hết hai mươi nghìn ạ.
That will be 20,000 dong, sir.
Northern
Hanoi and the north
Southern
Saigon and the south
Worth knowing
Word by word: hai (two) + mươi (tens) + nghìn (thousand)
North vs south: In the South, people usually say 'ngàn' instead of 'nghìn'.
When you would use it
This line comes from the Ordering & Paying situation pack in XinChao (Beginner) — the moments you actually run into in Việt Nam, not textbook drills.
See the survival packs