Vietnamese phrase
How to say “Wear a helmet” in Vietnamese
“Wear a helmet” in Vietnamese is
Đội mũ bảo hiểm
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 nhớ đội mũ bảo hiểm khi đi xe máy nhé.
Please remember to wear a helmet when riding a motorbike.
Northern
Hanoi and the north
Southern
Saigon and the south
Worth knowing
Word by word: đội (to wear on head) + mũ (hat) + bảo hiểm (safety/insurance)
North vs south: In the South, 'nón bảo hiểm' is more commonly used than 'mũ bảo hiểm'.
When you would use it
This line comes from the Road Safety situation pack in XinChao (Beginner) — the moments you actually run into in Việt Nam, not textbook drills.
See the survival packs