Vietnamese phrase

How to say “Just a little spicy” in Vietnamese

Just a little spicy” in Vietnamese is

Ít cay thôi

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

When you would use it

This line comes from the Dietary Restrictions situation pack in XinChao (Survival) — the moments you actually run into in Việt Nam, not textbook drills.

See the survival packs

Related phrases

Browse all Vietnamese phrases