Vietnamese phrase
How to say “one glass / one cup” in Vietnamese
“one glass / one cup” in Vietnamese is
một ly
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 mình một ly cà phê sữa đá nhé.
I'll have one iced milk coffee, please.
Northern
Hanoi and the north
Southern
Saigon and the south
Worth knowing
Word by word: một (one) + ly (glass/cup)
North vs south: In Northern Vietnam, people often use 'cốc' instead of 'ly' for a glass.
When you would use it
This line comes from the Saigon Book Street situation pack in XinChao (Survival) — the moments you actually run into in Việt Nam, not textbook drills.
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