Vietnamese phrase
How to say “The detour is very congested, but not flooded. Do you agree?” in Vietnamese
“The detour is very congested, but not flooded. Do you agree?” in Vietnamese is
Đường vòng thì kẹt xe lắm, nhưng không ngập. Em đồng ý không?
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
When you would use it
This line comes from the Saigon Monsoon situation pack in XinChao (Survival) — the moments you actually run into in Việt Nam, not textbook drills.
See the survival packsRelated phrases
- Xe chết máyEngine stalled (due to water)
- Kiếm chỗ trú mưaFind a place to shelter from the rain
- Em ơi, đường Thảo Điền đang ngập nặng lắm. Dễ chết máy lắm, anh không muốn đi vào đó.Hey, Thao Dien is heavily flooded. The engine will stall easily, I don't want to go in there.
- Đường này có ngập không?Is this street flooded?
- Trời sắp mưa rồiIt’s about to rain
- Trời sắp mưa rồi, kiếm chỗ trú thôi.It's about to rain, let's find shelter.