Vietnamese phrase
How to say “Hem the pants” in Vietnamese
“Hem the pants” in Vietnamese is
Lên lai quần
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
Cô ơi, giúp cháu lên lai quần này được không?
Auntie, could you help me hem these pants?
Northern
Hanoi and the north
Southern
Saigon and the south
Worth knowing
Word by word: Lên (up) + lai (hem) + quần (pants)
North vs south: In Northern Vietnam, people usually say 'lên gấu quần' instead of 'lên lai quần'.
When you would use it
This line comes from the Street Side Tailor situation pack in XinChao (Survival) — the moments you actually run into in Việt Nam, not textbook drills.
See the survival packsRelated phrases
- Được rồi, để chị đo lại.Alright, let me measure it again.
- The waist is too big.Cái eo hơi rộng, bóp eo giúp tôi.
- Chiều nay quay lại lấy nhé. Năm mươi ngàn.Come back this afternoon to pick it up. Fifty thousand dong.
- Chào em, em muốn sửa gì?Hello, what do you want to fix?
- Lên bao nhiêu phân?How many centimeters up?
- Thay dây kéoReplace the zipper