Vietnamese phrase

How to say “Clean up” in Vietnamese

Clean up” in Vietnamese is

Dọn dẹp

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

Chị có thể dọn dẹp phòng này giúp tôi không?

Can you please help me tidy up this room?

Northern

Hanoi and the north

Southern

Saigon and the south

Worth knowing

Word by word: dọn (tidy/arrange) + dẹp (clear away/put in order)

When you would use it

This line comes from the Helpers & Maintenance situation pack in XinChao (Beginner) — the moments you actually run into in Việt Nam, not textbook drills.

See the survival packs

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