Vietnamese phrase
How to say “No Vietnamese coriander” in Vietnamese
“No Vietnamese coriander” in Vietnamese is
Không lấy rau răm
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 tôi một ổ bánh mì, không lấy rau răm nhé.
I'd like a banh mi, please don't include any Vietnamese coriander.
Northern
Hanoi and the north
Southern
Saigon and the south
Worth knowing
Word by word: Không (no) + lấy (take) + rau (vegetable) + răm (coriander/laksa leaf)
When you would use it
This line comes from the Street Food Mix situation pack in XinChao (Survival) — the moments you actually run into in Việt Nam, not textbook drills.
See the survival packsRelated phrases
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- Ăn bánh tráng trộn không em ơi?Do you want to eat mixed rice paper, dear?
- Cho em nhiều trứng cút.Give me many quail eggs.
- Cho em một bịchGive me one bag
- Của em đây. Hai mươi lăm ngàn.Here is yours. Twenty-five thousand.
- Cay vừa thôiJust medium spicy