kẹt xe
stuck in traffic
Typed without accents: ket xe
Meaning
Highlighted words are what Saigon and Hà Nội say differently.
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stuck in traffic
verbto be stuck in traffic, traffic jam
Also a noun: Kẹt xe quá!, "The traffic's terrible!" In Hà Nội: tắc đường.
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Sorry, I got stuck in traffic.
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The traffic is really bad at this time.
In Hà Nội you say tắc đường.
Saigon only
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