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What does a Grab driver say in Da Nang, and how do you reply?

Expect to hear Anh đi đâu ạ? (ang dee dow ah, "Where are you going?"). Useful things to say: Cho tôi đến khách sạn này. (chaw toy den khak sahn nay, "Take me to this hotel. (show your screen)") and Đi thẳng. (dee tahng, "Go straight").

The whole conversation: Grab into town

Your Grab car pulls up. The driver checks where you are going.

  1. You hear
    Anh đi đâu ạ? ang dee dow ah Where are you going?

    The little ạ on the end just makes it polite.

  2. You say
    Cho tôi đến khách sạn này. chaw toy den khak sahn nay Take me to this hotel. (show your screen)
  3. You say
    Đi thẳng. dee tahng Go straight.
  4. You say
    Rẽ trái. zeh chai Turn left.
  5. You say
    Rẽ phải. zeh fai Turn right.
  6. You say
    Dừng ở đây. zung uh day Stop here.
  7. You hear
    Tới rồi anh. toy zoy ang We're here.

    Rồi turns things into "done": ăn rồi, already eaten.

  8. You say
    Cảm ơn anh! gahm un ang Thank you!

    Add anh or chị to thank a man or a woman.

Is this what people really say here?

Questions about this scene

What does a Grab driver say in Da Nang, and how do you reply?

Expect to hear Anh đi đâu ạ? (ang dee dow ah, "Where are you going?"). Useful things to say: Cho tôi đến khách sạn này. (chaw toy den khak sahn nay, "Take me to this hotel. (show your screen)") and Đi thẳng. (dee tahng, "Go straight").

What does "Anh đi đâu ạ?" mean in Vietnamese?

It means "Where are you going?". It is pronounced ang dee dow ah. A natural reply is Cho tôi đến khách sạn này. (chaw toy den khak sahn nay), "Take me to this hotel. (show your screen)".