Vietnamese phrase
How to say “Take in the waist of this” in Vietnamese
“Take in the waist of this” in Vietnamese is
Bóp eo cái này
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
Chị bóp eo cái này giúp em được không?
Can you help me take in the waist of this?
Northern
Hanoi and the north
Southern
Saigon and the south
Worth knowing
Word by word: bóp (narrow/squeeze) + eo (waist) + cái (item) + này (this)
When you would use it
This line comes from the Street Side Tailor situation pack in XinChao (Survival) — the moments you actually run into in Việt Nam, not textbook drills.
See the survival packsRelated phrases
- Được rồi, để chị đo lại.Alright, let me measure it again.
- The waist is too big.Cái eo hơi rộng, bóp eo giúp tôi.
- Chiều nay quay lại lấy nhé. Năm mươi ngàn.Come back this afternoon to pick it up. Fifty thousand dong.
- Chào em, em muốn sửa gì?Hello, what do you want to fix?
- Lên lai quầnHem the pants
- Lên bao nhiêu phân?How many centimeters up?