Vietnamese phrase
How to say “Pho, no onions” in Vietnamese
“Pho, no onions” in Vietnamese is
Phở không hành
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 bát phở không hành.
I'll have a bowl of pho without green onions, please.
Northern
Hanoi and the north
Southern
Saigon and the south
Worth knowing
Word by word: Phở (pho noodles) + không (no/without) + hành (green onions)
North vs south: Northern speakers use 'bát' for bowl, while Southern speakers use 'tô'.
When you would use it
This line comes from the Order Street Food situation pack in XinChao (Beginner) — the moments you actually run into in Việt Nam, not textbook drills.
See the survival packs