Vietnamese phrase
How to say “Don't add MSG” in Vietnamese
“Don't add MSG” in Vietnamese is
Đừng cho bột ngọt
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
Làm ơn đừng cho bột ngọt vào món này nhé.
Please don't put any MSG in this dish.
Northern
Hanoi and the north
Southern
Saigon and the south
Worth knowing
Word by word: Đừng (don't) + cho (give/add) + bột (powder) + ngọt (sweet)
North vs south: In Northern Vietnam, MSG is more commonly called 'mì chính'.
When you would use it
This line comes from the Dietary Restrictions situation pack in XinChao (Survival) — the moments you actually run into in Việt Nam, not textbook drills.
See the survival packsRelated phrases
- Được rồi. Có ăn cay được không em? Nước mắm chị có ớt sẵn.Alright. Can you eat spicy? My fish sauce already has chili in it.
- Rồi, có ngay! Của em bốn mươi lăm ngàn.Coming right up! Yours is forty-five thousand.
- Cho em nước suối, không lấy đá.Give me bottled water, no ice.
- Chào em! Ăn cơm tấm sườn bì chả nha?Hi! Eating broken rice with pork chops and egg meatloaf?
- Tôi bị dị ứng hải sảnI am allergic to seafood
- Chị bỏ thêm đậu phộng lên cơm cho thơm nhé?I'll add some peanuts on the rice to make it fragrant, okay?