How do you say “you” in Vietnamese?
“You” in Vietnamese is bạn (you (friend, peer)), anh (older brother), chị (you).
Vietnamese words for “you”
- bạnpronounHanoi [ʔɓaːn˧˨ʔ] · Saigon [ʔɓaːŋ˨˩˨]bạn heavy
you (friend, peer); friend
- Tùy bạn.It's up to you.
- anhpronounHanoi [ʔajŋ̟˧˧] · Saigon [ʔan˧˧]anh level
older brother; you (to a man slightly older); I (said by an older man)
- Anh cần em.I need you.
- chịpronounHanoi [t͡ɕi˧˨ʔ] · Saigon [cɪj˨˩˨]chị heavy
you; my big sister
- Chào chị!How are you doing, miss?
- empronounHanoi [ʔɛm˧˧] · Saigon [ʔɛm˧˧]em level
younger sibling; you (to someone younger); I (said by someone younger)
- Anh cần em.I need you.
- cậupronounHanoi [kəw˧˨ʔ] · Saigon [kəw˨˩˨]cậu heavy
you (to a friend of the same age); maternal uncle
- Tớ cần cậu.I need you.
- côpronounHanoi [ko˧˧] · Saigon [kow˧˧]cô level
you (to a young woman or female teacher); aunt; Miss
- Cô là Mary có đúng không?Are you Mary?
- màypronounHanoi [maj˨˩] · Saigon [ma(ː)j˨˩]mày falling
you (very familiar or rude)
- Đáng đời mày.You've got it coming!
- chapronounHanoi [t͡ɕaː˧˧] · Saigon [caː˧˧]cha level
you; father
- Luke, ta là cha con.Luke, I am your father.
- bâypronounHanoi [ʔɓəj˧˧] · Saigon [ʔɓəj˧˧]bây level
you
- Tụi bây có mấy cây vợt?How many rackets do you have?
- chúng màypronounHanoi [t͡ɕʊwŋ͡m˧˦ maj˨˩] · Saigon [cʊwŋ͡m˦˥ ma(ː)j˨˩]chúng rising mày falling
you
- Tất cả chúng mày đều là đồ nhát cáy.You're all cowards.
- quý vịpronounHanoi [kwi˧˦ vi˧˨ʔ] · Saigon [wɪj˦˥ vɪj˨˩˨]quý rising vị heavy
you
- mẹ nópronounHanoi [mɛ˧˨ʔ nɔ˧˦] · Saigon [mɛ˨˩˨ nɔ˦˥]mẹ heavy nó rising
you; our child's mom