anh
Hanoi [ʔajŋ̟˧˧]Huế [ʔɛɲ˧˧]Saigon [ʔan˧˧] browser voice
Each syllable carries one of six tones; the mark on the vowel tells you which. How the six tones sound →
anh means older brother; you (to a man slightly older); I (said by an older man).
Chinese characters: 英
Meanings of anh in English
Pronoun
- you, a male who's (presumably) slightly older than me ≈ bác
- you, my male cousin who's descended from an ancestor who is/was an older sibling to mine or my spouse's
- Thuý gọi mình bằng anh, nhưng Thuý lớn tuổi hơn mình nhiều nên mình ngại gọi Thuý bằng em.I'm supposed to be Thuý's "big bro", but I can't bring myself to call her "little sibling" because she's way older than me.
- you, my boyfriend
- you, my husband
- formal you, a young adult man
- humorous, ironic you, Mr. or young man
- you, the high schoolboy reading this textbook ≈ chịem
- Anh (chị) hãy phân tích đoạn văn sau:Analyze the following passage:
- I/me, a male who's (presumably) slightly older than you, or still young enough relative to you to be your older brother
- I/me, your male cousin who's descended from an ancestor who is/was an older sibling to yours or your spouse's
- I/me, your boyfriend older than you
- endearing I/me, your husband
- literary he/him, that young adult man
Noun
- elder brother
- anh haieldest brother
- anh cảeldest brother
- a male cousin who's descended from an ancestor who is/was an older sibling to yours or your spouse's
- humorous a generic thing
- Rồi xếp "anh" này lên trên "anh" kia.Then we're gonna put this "guy" (an object or piece) over here over that little "guy" over there.
- "Anh" u vuông góc với "anh" v thì "anh" u cũng vuông góc với "anh" d.If "guy" u (a geometric line) is perpendicular with "guy" v then he's also perpendicular with "guy" d.
Adjective
- British (of, from or relating to the United Kingdom)
- tiếng Anh AnhBritish English
- English (of, from or relating to England)
- tiếng Anh AnhBritish English
Words with anh
Idioms and sayings with anh
- anh chột làm vua xứ mù — a mediocre person without any special qualities who stands out only because they are surrounded by people worse than them; in the land of the blind, the one-eye
Example sentences with anh
- Anh ta bỏ đi từ chỗ đó. He left from there.
- Anh đã đọc hết nó rồi à? Did you read it all?
- Anh ta đặt ba bữa ăn tối. He ordered three dinners.
- Bạn nợ anh ta cái gì thế? What do you owe him?
- Mẹ của anh có ở nhà không? Is your mother at home?
- Có thể anh bị cảm nhẹ rồi. You may have a slight fever.
- Anh ta đang đợi bạn ở nhà. He's waiting for you at home.
- Đừng để anh ta làm bạn sợ. Don't let him scare you.
Bilingual example sentences from Tatoeba (tatoeba.org, CC BY 2.0 FR).
Historical script (chữ Nôm / Hán)
Before the Latin alphabet (chữ Quốc ngữ) became standard, anh could be written as 英, 𮎦, 𱙎, 嬰. Today Vietnamese is written only in the Latin alphabet.
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Vietic *ʔɛːŋ (“elder brother”).
Frequently asked questions
What does anh mean in English?
anh (pronoun) means "older brother; you (to a man slightly older); I (said by an older man)".
How do you pronounce anh?
IPA: Hanoi [ʔajŋ̟˧˧]; Saigon [ʔan˧˧]. Tones: anh — level tone (ngang).
Is anh a Sino-Vietnamese word?
Yes. anh is a Sino-Vietnamese word from the Chinese characters 英.