người Việt Nam
noun
Hanoi [ŋɨəj˨˩ viət̚˧˨ʔ naːm˧˧]Huế [ŋɨj˦˩ viək̚˨˩ʔ naːm˧˧]Saigon [ŋɨj˨˩ viək̚˨˩˨ naːm˧˧] browser voice
Each syllable carries one of six tones; the mark on the vowel tells you which. How the six tones sound →
người Việt Nam means Vietnamese.
Meanings of người Việt Nam in English
Noun
- Vietnamese — by nationality, regardless of one's ethnicity, albeit Tày, Nùng, Chăm, Khmer, etc.
- Vietnamese — by ethnicity
Example sentences with người Việt Nam
- Người Việt Nam rất hiếu khách. The Vietnamese are very hospitable.
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, người Việt Nam could be written as 𠊛越南. Today Vietnamese is written only in the Latin alphabet.
Etymology
Compound of người (“human”) + Việt Nam (“Vietnam”).
Frequently asked questions
What does người Việt Nam mean in English?
người Việt Nam (noun) means "Vietnamese".
How do you pronounce người Việt Nam?
IPA: Hanoi [ŋɨəj˨˩ viət̚˧˨ʔ naːm˧˧]; Saigon [ŋɨj˨˩ viək̚˨˩˨ naːm˧˧]. Tones: người — falling tone (huyền), việt — heavy tone (nặng), nam — level tone (ngang).