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How do you say “family” in Vietnamese?

“Family” in Vietnamese is gia đình (an immediate family), gia tộc (an extended family).

Vietnamese words for “family”

  • gia đìnhnoun
    Hanoi [zaː˧˧ ʔɗïŋ˨˩] · Saigon [jaː˧˧ ʔɗɨn˨˩]gia level đình falling

    an immediate family; a household

    for “family” meaning: A group of people who are closely related to one another (by blood, marriage or adoption); kin; in particular, a set of parents and their children; an immediate family.

    • Gia đình tôi đâu?Where's my family?
  • gia tộcnoun
    Hanoi [zaː˧˧ təwk͡p̚˧˨ʔ] · Saigon [jaː˧˧ təwk͡p̚˨˩˨]gia level tộc heavy

    an extended family; a clan

    for “family” meaning: A group of people who are closely related to one another (by blood, marriage or adoption); kin; in particular, a set of parents and their children; an immediate family.

Related Vietnamese words

  • họnoun

    they; them; family name

  • anh emnoun

    older brother and younger sibling; siblings

  • aenoun

    older brother and younger sibling; siblings

  • gia quyếnnoun

    family members

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