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How do you shop and bargain at Hàn Market in Da Nang?

Expect to hear Mua gì anh ơi? (moo-ah zee ang uh-ee, "What are you buying?"). Useful things to say: Tôi chỉ xem thôi. (toy chee sem toy, "I'm just looking") and Có size lớn hơn không? (gaw sai lun hun khome, "Do you have a bigger size?").

The whole conversation: Shopping at Hàn Market

Chợ Hàn, the riverside market. Sellers call out, nothing has a price tag, and bargaining is expected.

  1. You hear
    Mua gì anh ơi? moo-ah zee ang uh-ee What are you buying?
  2. You say
    Tôi chỉ xem thôi. toy chee sem toy I'm just looking.
  3. You say
    Có size lớn hơn không? gaw sai lun hun khome Do you have a bigger size?
  4. You hear
    Ba trăm ngàn. bah chahm ngahn Three hundred thousand.
  5. You say
    Mắc quá! mak kwah Too expensive!

    Central and southern Vietnam say mắc. In Hanoi it is đắt.

  6. You say
    Bớt đi chị. but dee chee Give me a discount.

    Smile while you say it. Start at about half and meet in the middle.

  7. You say
    Hai trăm được không? hai chahm duh-uk khome Is two hundred OK?

    ... được không? is how you ask "can I?" for anything.

  8. You hear
    Thôi, lấy đi. toy, lay dee Fine, take it.
  9. You say
    Tôi lấy hai cái. toy lay hai guy I'll take two.
Is this what people really say here?

Questions about this scene

How do you shop and bargain at Hàn Market in Da Nang?

Expect to hear Mua gì anh ơi? (moo-ah zee ang uh-ee, "What are you buying?"). Useful things to say: Tôi chỉ xem thôi. (toy chee sem toy, "I'm just looking") and Có size lớn hơn không? (gaw sai lun hun khome, "Do you have a bigger size?").

What does "Mua gì anh ơi?" mean in Vietnamese?

It means "What are you buying?". It is pronounced moo-ah zee ang uh-ee. A natural reply is Tôi chỉ xem thôi. (toy chee sem toy), "I'm just looking".