Customer ordering food at Vietnamese street food counter with menu overhead
A customer chats with a staff member while ordering food at a busy Vietnamese eatery.

You only need to remember 2 simple and polite ways to order food in Vietnamese: “Tôi muốn…” and “Cho tôi…”. Click the audio to hear the pronunciation.

Tôi muốn một bát phở bò/I would like a bowl of beef pho.

Cho tôi một bát phở bò/Can I get a bowl of beef pho?