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What Vietnamese do you need to rent a motorbike in Da Nang?

Expect to hear Anh có bằng lái không? (ang gaw bang lai khome, "Do you have a licence?"). Useful things to say: Thuê xe máy một ngày bao nhiêu? (twheh seh my moht ngai bow nyew, "How much to rent a motorbike for a day?") and Mũ bảo hiểm đâu? (moo bow hee-em dow, "Where's the helmet?").

The whole conversation: Renting a motorbike

The easy way to reach the Sơn Trà peninsula and the Hải Vân Pass. Only ride if you hold the right licence.

  1. You say
    Thuê xe máy một ngày bao nhiêu? twheh seh my moht ngai bow nyew How much to rent a motorbike for a day?
  2. You hear
    Một trăm năm chục ngàn. moht chahm nahm chook ngahn A hundred and fifty thousand.
  3. You hear
    Anh có bằng lái không? ang gaw bang lai khome Do you have a licence?

    You need a licence valid in Vietnam. Travel insurance often won't cover you without one.

  4. You hear
    Đặt cọc hai triệu. dat gawp hai chee-oo A deposit of two million.

    2,000,000 dong is about 80 US dollars. Count the zeros twice.

  5. You say
    Mũ bảo hiểm đâu? moo bow hee-em dow Where's the helmet?
  6. You say
    Đổ xăng ở đâu? doh sang uh dow Where can I get petrol?
  7. You say
    Xe bị hỏng rồi. seh bee hong zoy The bike has broken down.

    You may also hear hư, the southern word.

Is this what people really say here?

Questions about this scene

What Vietnamese do you need to rent a motorbike in Da Nang?

Expect to hear Anh có bằng lái không? (ang gaw bang lai khome, "Do you have a licence?"). Useful things to say: Thuê xe máy một ngày bao nhiêu? (twheh seh my moht ngai bow nyew, "How much to rent a motorbike for a day?") and Mũ bảo hiểm đâu? (moo bow hee-em dow, "Where's the helmet?").

What does "Anh có bằng lái không?" mean in Vietnamese?

It means "Do you have a licence?". It is pronounced ang gaw bang lai khome. A natural reply is Mũ bảo hiểm đâu? (moo bow hee-em dow), "Where's the helmet?".