nước ép
[nɨək̚˧˦ ʔɛp̚˧˦]
In Vietnamese, juice is nước ép. Wiktionary also lists nước.
Meaning: beverage made of juice (noun)
Ways to say it
| Vietnamese | IPA |
|---|---|
| nước ép | [nɨək̚˧˦ ʔɛp̚˧˦] (Hà Nội, narrow) [nɨək̚˦˧˥ ʔɛp̚˦˧˥] (Huế, narrow) |
| nước | [nɨək̚˧˦] (Hà Nội, narrow) [nɨək̚˦˧˥] (Huế, narrow) |
You can use nước ép to refer to a beverage made of juice. To specify a type of juice, place the fruit name after the phrase, such as nước ép cam for orange juice. You may also see nước trái cây used to mean fruit juice, where trái cây means fruit.
What does it mean word for word?
The term nước ép is composed of nước (water/liquid) and ép (to press/squeeze).
Which one should you use?
Nước ép specifically refers to the liquid obtained by pressing or squeezing something, whereas nước alone usually means 'water'.
Did you know?
- While nước ép refers to the liquid itself, the word nước also means 'country' or 'nation' in Vietnamese. This means that if you are not careful with context, you could be talking about the 'pressed nation' instead of 'pressed water'.
- The component ép in the phrase is a non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of the Chinese character 壓.
Examples in context
- Tôi muốn nước ép.I want juice.Tatoeba #13339818 by leucammieuvu, translation #11885834 by CK
- Tôi muốn nước trái cây.I would like fruit juice.Tatoeba #9009608 by Kenbi93, translation #455795 by lukaszpp
- Uống nước ép của bạn đi.Drink your juice.Tatoeba #13339872 by leucammieuvu, translation #10204225 by Amastan
- Tôi muốn uống một ly nước trái cây.I want to drink a glass of juice.
- Bạn có thể cho tôi nước ép cam không?Could you give me orange juice?
- Mình uống nước hoa quả mát quá!The fruit juice is so refreshing!
- 5 more sentences on Tatoeba
Example conversation
Hùng and Hương are ordering drinks at a cafe.
- HùngHương muốn uống gì?What do you want to drink, Hương?
- HươngCho tôi một ly nước ép cam.Give me a glass of orange juice.
- HùngNước ép ở đây rất ngon.The juice here is very delicious.
- HươngVậy tôi sẽ thử một ly.Then I will try a glass.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “juice” translations and entries nước ép, nước, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries nước, nước ép, ép, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
