Vietnamese phrase
How to say “What did you say?” in Vietnamese
“What did you say?” in Vietnamese is
Bạn nói gì?
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
Xin lỗi, bạn nói gì? Tôi không hiểu.
Sorry, what did you say? I don't understand.
Northern
Hanoi and the north
Southern
Saigon and the south
Worth knowing
Word by word: bạn (you) + nói (speak/say) + gì (what)
When you would use it
This line comes from the Handling Language Barriers situation pack in XinChao (Beginner) — the moments you actually run into in Việt Nam, not textbook drills.
See the survival packs