Vietnamese phrase
How to say “Engine stalled (due to water)” in Vietnamese
“Engine stalled (due to water)” in Vietnamese is
Xe chết máy
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
Đường ngập nước nên xe chết máy rồi.
The road is flooded so the engine stalled.
Northern
Hanoi and the north
Southern
Saigon and the south
Worth knowing
Word by word: xe (vehicle) + chết (die) + máy (machine/engine)
When you would use it
This line comes from the Saigon Monsoon situation pack in XinChao (Survival) — the moments you actually run into in Việt Nam, not textbook drills.
See the survival packsRelated phrases
- Kiếm chỗ trú mưaFind a place to shelter from the rain
- Em ơi, đường Thảo Điền đang ngập nặng lắm. Dễ chết máy lắm, anh không muốn đi vào đó.Hey, Thao Dien is heavily flooded. The engine will stall easily, I don't want to go in there.
- Đường này có ngập không?Is this street flooded?
- Trời sắp mưa rồiIt’s about to rain
- Trời sắp mưa rồi, kiếm chỗ trú thôi.It's about to rain, let's find shelter.
- The rain is pouring. A Xanh SM driver pulls up but looks hesitant.Mưa đang rơi tầm tã. Một tài xế Xanh SM dừng lại nhưng có vẻ ngập ngừng.