Vietnamese phrase
How to say “I have a stomach ache” in Vietnamese
“I have a stomach ache” in Vietnamese is
Tôi bị đau bụng
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
Chào bạn, tôi bị đau bụng, tôi cần mua thuốc.
Hi, I have a stomach ache, I need to buy some medicine.
Northern
Hanoi and the north
Southern
Saigon and the south
Worth knowing
Word by word: Tôi (I) + bị (suffer from) + đau (pain) + bụng (stomach)
When you would use it
This line comes from the Buying Medicine situation pack in XinChao (Survival) — the moments you actually run into in Việt Nam, not textbook drills.
See the survival packsRelated phrases
- Được rồi, đây là thuốc hạ sốt và giảm đau.Alright, here is medicine for fever and pain relief.
- Cho tôi thuốc giảm đauGive me some painkillers
- Chào em, em bị làm sao?Hello, what's the matter with you?
- Chúc em mau khỏe!Hope you get well soon!
- Uống mấy viên một ngày?How many pills a day?
- Uống như thế nào ạ?How should I take it?