Vietnamese phrase
How to say “Temporary Residence Card (TRC)” in Vietnamese
“Temporary Residence Card (TRC)” in Vietnamese is
Thẻ tạm trú
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
Tôi có thẻ tạm trú, tôi có thể mở tài khoản được không?
I have a temporary residence card, can I open an account?
Northern
Hanoi and the north
Southern
Saigon and the south
Worth knowing
Word by word: thẻ (card) + tạm (temporary) + trú (reside/stay)
When you would use it
This line comes from the Opening a Local Account situation pack in XinChao (Beginner) — the moments you actually run into in Việt Nam, not textbook drills.
See the survival packs