# không say không về meaning in Vietnamese

> không say không về means “we're not going home till we're drunk” in Vietnamese. Examples with audio, in Northern and Southern wording.

Source: https://vietnamesebuddy.com/words/khong-say-khong-ve/ · Updated 2026-10-18

**không say không về**: drink till drunk

Level: A1 (our estimate)

Typed without accents: khong say khong ve

## 1. drink till drunk (interjection)

we're not going home till we're drunk

Said jokingly over beer to say the evening will be long. Nobody has to drink: *Em không uống được* (I don't drink) is a fine answer.

- Hôm nay không say không về nha! — Tonight we're not going home till we're drunk!
- Không say không về hả? Em uống nước thôi. — Drinking till we're drunk? I'll just have water.

casual · to recognize

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