Vietnamese phrase

How to say “Leaking” in Vietnamese

Leaking” in Vietnamese is

Bị rò rỉ

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

Ống nước trong nhà vệ sinh bị rò rỉ rồi.

The water pipe in the bathroom is leaking.

Northern

Hanoi and the north

Southern

Saigon and the south

Worth knowing

Word by word: bị (to be/suffer) + rò (leak) + rỉ (seep)

When you would use it

This line comes from the Helpers & Maintenance situation pack in XinChao (Beginner) — the moments you actually run into in Việt Nam, not textbook drills.

See the survival packs

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