Vietnamese phrase
How to say “I'd like to park my bike” in Vietnamese
“I'd like to park my bike” in Vietnamese is
Cho tôi gửi xe
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 anh, cho tôi gửi xe ở đây nhé.
Hello, I'd like to park my bike here, please.
Northern
Hanoi and the north
Southern
Saigon and the south
Worth knowing
Word by word: cho (let) + tôi (me) + gửi (to send/entrust) + xe (vehicle)
North vs south: In the South, parking signs often use the word 'Giữ' instead of 'Gửi'.
When you would use it
This line comes from the The Parking Protocol situation pack in XinChao (Beginner) — the moments you actually run into in Việt Nam, not textbook drills.
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