Vietnamese phrase
How to say “Rice seedling” in Vietnamese
“Rice seedling” in Vietnamese is
Mạ
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
Nhìn kìa, những người nông dân đang cấy mạ.
Look, the farmers are transplanting rice seedlings.
Northern
Hanoi and the north
Southern
Saigon and the south
Worth knowing
North vs south: In Central Vietnam, particularly in Hue, 'mạ' is also a regional word for mother.
When you would use it
This line comes from the The Language App Illusion situation pack in XinChao (Beginner) — the moments you actually run into in Việt Nam, not textbook drills.
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