Vietnamese/Glossary/A-K

This glossary covers only the words used in this textbook. For a more complete listing of Vietnamese words and phrases, please see Wiktionary.

A

anh

man;

you (to a male who is the same age as the speaker)

B

bà

woman;

you (formal; to a female who is older than the speaker, or to the speaker's grandmother);

grandmother

bạn

friend;

you (informal, but not casual; a general-purpose version; use with caution)

C

chị

you (informal; to a female who is the same age as or younger than the speaker)

con

child;

you (from an adult to a child)

Cô

Mrs.; (formal)

E

em

you (to a female who is the same age as the speaker, or to a person who is younger than the speaker, such as a child)