Vietnamese phrase
How to say “Drive slower” in Vietnamese
“Drive slower” in Vietnamese is
Chạy chậm lại
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
Anh ơi, làm ơn chạy chậm lại, tôi không vội.
Sir, please slow down, I am not in a hurry.
Northern
Hanoi and the north
Southern
Saigon and the south
Worth knowing
Word by word: chạy (to run/drive) + chậm (slow) + lại (particle indicating reduction)
When you would use it
This line comes from the Road Safety situation pack in XinChao (Beginner) — the moments you actually run into in Việt Nam, not textbook drills.
See the survival packs