When traveling for work or traveling abroad, traveling by taxi becomes very popular. How to take a taxi and describe where you need to go in no time? This lesson would like to share with you the most common sentence patterns to communicate when taking a taxi in Vietnamese.
| Vietnamese | English |
| Anh chở em đến + [location] + nha! | Please take me to + [location]! |
| Đến + [location] + nha anh! | Please come to + [location]! |
| Anh tắt máy lạnh được không? | Can you turn off the air conditioning please? |
| Từ đây đến đó mất mấy phút/mấy tiếng vậy? | How many minutes/hours does it take from here to there? |
| Sắp đến chưa chú? | Have we arrived there yet? |
| Anh dừng ở đây cũng được. | You can stop here. |
| Anh cho em xuống đây cũng được. | You can drop me here. |
You can easily take a taxi in Vietnam
| Vietnamese | English |
| Cô muốn đi đâu? | Where do you want to go? |
| Kẹt xe rồi! | We’re stuck in traffic! |
| Chị vào trong đây lâu chưa? | How long have you been here? |
| [The destination] + nằm trên đường nào vậy chị? | [The destination] + located on what street? |
| Cô biết đường đến đó không? | Do you know how to get there? |
| Anh là người ở đây hả? | Do you live here? |
| Chú có bỏ quên gì trên xe không? | Did you forget something in the car? |
| Coi chừng xe đó! | Watch out! |
You can ask taxi driver to turn on the air conditioner
| Vietnamese | English |
| A: Taxi! | Taxi! |
| B: Anh đi đâu ạ? | Where do you want to go? |
| A: Chở anh đến sân bay nhé! | Please take me to the airport! |
| B: Vâng. | Yes. |
| Vietnamese | English |
| A: Anh chở tụi em đến địa chỉ này nha anh. | Please take us to this address. |
| B: Được rồi. | Got it. |
| A: Hẻm nhỏ quá, anh không chạy xe vào được rồi. | The alley is too small, I can't drive in. |
| B: Vậy anh cho tụi em xuống ở đầu hẻm để tụi em đi bộ vào cũng được ạ. | Please let us down at the top of the alley so we can walk in. |
| A: Ừ. | Yup. |
Some taxi brands in Vietnam
| Vietnamese | English |
| A: Anh cho em xuống ở chỗ căn nhà màu xanh kia nha anh. | Drop me at that blue house please. |
| B: Đây đúng không em? | Right here? |
| A: Dạ đúng rồi. Bao nhiêu tiền vậy ạ? | Yes, that's right. How much is it? |
| B: 50.000 đồng. | 50.000 VND. |
| A: Em gửi anh! | Here you go! |
| B: Em xem lại coi có bỏ quên gì trên xe không. | Please check again to see if you forgot anything in the car. |
| A: Dạ không anh. | Yes, I forget nothing. |
| B: Nhớ coi chừng xe đó. | Remember to watch out for the cars. |
| A: Dạ. | Yes. |
In conclusion, this lesson provides sample dialogs when taking a taxi in Vietnamese. Hopefully, this lesson will help you to improve your Vietnamese speaking skills.
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