Vietnamese phrase
How to say “How much is the elevator fee?” in Vietnamese
“How much is the elevator fee?” in Vietnamese is
Phí thang máy bao nhiêu?
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
Cho hỏi, phí thang máy bao nhiêu vậy ạ?
Excuse me, how much is the elevator fee?
Northern
Hanoi and the north
Southern
Saigon and the south
Worth knowing
Word by word: Phí (fee) + thang (stair) + máy (machine) + bao nhiêu (how much)
When you would use it
This line comes from the Old Apartment Gems situation pack in XinChao (Survival) — the moments you actually run into in Việt Nam, not textbook drills.
See the survival packsRelated phrases
- Chào em, em tìm quán nào?Hello, which cafe are you looking for?
- Em đi lầu 4I'm going to floor 4
- Đi thang máy thì năm ngàn phí nhé.If you take the elevator, it's a five thousand fee.
- Cho hỏi quán cà phê ở lầu mấy?May I ask which floor the cafe is on?
- Cảm ơn em. Lên lầu rồi quẹo phải.Thank you. Go up then turn right.
- Quán cà phê lầu 3The cafe on floor 3