At a cafe or restaurant
Cho tôi… is a way to politely request ‘Please give me …’. Adding ạ at the end makes it even more polite. Local forms of address and intonation are important, and ly is the word for counting glasses.
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Cho tôi một ly cà phê ạ.
A cup of coffee, please.
Cho tôi xem thực đơn ạ.
Please show me the menu.
Cho tôi một ly nước ạ.
A glass of water, please.
Tôi muốn mang về.
I want to take it to go.
Tôi ăn ở đây.
I'll eat here.
Cho tôi thanh toán ạ.
I'll pay.
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Please show me the menu.
Cho tôi xem thực đơn ạ.
I want to take it to go.
Tôi muốn mang về.
I'll pay.
Cho tôi thanh toán ạ.
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Cho tôi một ly cà phê ạ.
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