Vietnamese phrase
How to say “Beef noodle soup” in Vietnamese
“Beef noodle soup” in Vietnamese is
Phở bò
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
Cho tôi một tô phở bò nhé.
I'll have a bowl of beef noodle soup, please.
Northern
Hanoi and the north
Southern
Saigon and the south
Worth knowing
Word by word: phở (flat rice noodles) + bò (beef)
When you would use it
This line comes from the Ordering Local Favorites situation pack in XinChao (Beginner) — the moments you actually run into in Việt Nam, not textbook drills.
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- Cho tôi một đĩa cơm tấm.Give me one plate of broken rice.
- Chào em! Em ăn gì?Hi! What are you eating?
- Đợi một chút nhé. Có ngay!Wait a moment. Coming right up!