Vietnamese phrase

How to say “Tomb” in Vietnamese

Tomb” in Vietnamese is

Mả

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

Bạn có biết đường đến khu mả cổ này không?

Do you know the way to this ancient tomb area?

Northern

Hanoi and the north

Southern

Saigon and the south

Worth knowing

North vs south: In the North, the word 'mộ' is more commonly used than 'mả'.

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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