Vietnamese phrase
How to say “Express wash and dry” in Vietnamese
“Express wash and dry” in Vietnamese is
Giặt sấy lấy liền
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
Ở đây có dịch vụ giặt sấy lấy liền không ạ?
Do you offer express wash and dry service here?
Northern
Hanoi and the north
Southern
Saigon and the south
Worth knowing
Word by word: giặt (wash) + sấy (dry) + lấy (take) + liền (immediately)
North vs south: In Northern Vietnam, 'lấy ngay' is more commonly used than 'lấy liền'.
When you would use it
This line comes from the Laundry Service 101 situation pack in XinChao (Survival) — the moments you actually run into in Việt Nam, not textbook drills.
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- Mười lăm ngàn một ký. Em có mấy ký?15,000 VND per kilo. How many kilos do you have?
- Đúng rồi, ba ký. Khi nào em lấy?Correct, three kilos. When will you pick it up?
- Chào em, giặt đồ hả?Hi, doing laundry?
- Chào chị, giặt sấy bao nhiêu một ký?Hi, how much for wash and dry per kilo?
- Bao nhiêu tiền một ký?How much per kilo?
- Ngày mai tôi quay lạiI will come back tomorrow