# Còn …?: and you? / what about …? in Vietnamese (A1)

> Còn followed by a person turns the question back to them: Em khỏe. Còn anh? I'm well. And you?

Source: https://vietnamesebuddy.com/grammar/con-and-you/ · Updated 2026-11-09

**and you? / what about …?**

Pattern: `Còn + [person or thing] (thì sao)?`

Level: A1 (our estimate) · Register: everyday

Typed without accents: Con …?

*Còn* followed by a person turns the question back to them: *Em khỏe. Còn anh?* I'm well. And you? It saves repeating the whole question, and it's the natural thing to say once you've answered.

It works with things as well as people, and then means "what about …?": *Cái này ba mươi ngàn. Còn cái kia?* This one is thirty thousand. And that one?

The answer gives the same information about the new person: *Em tên là Vy. Còn chị?* *Chị tên là Lan.*

You'll often hear *thì sao* added at the end: *Còn em thì sao?* What about you?

Inside a longer sentence, *còn* moves from one person to another, like "while" or "and": *Tôi uống trà, còn chồng tôi uống cà phê.* I drink tea, and my husband drinks coffee.

*Còn* also means "still" or "left": *Anh còn ở đây không?* Are you still here? *Còn cái này không?* Do you still have this one? You'll hear that one in shops, often answered *Hết rồi*, all gone.

## A common mistake

✗ Và anh?

✓ Còn anh?

*Và* joins words inside a sentence, as in *anh và em*. To turn a question back to someone, start with *còn*.

## Examples

- Em khỏe. Còn anh? — I'm well. And you?
- Em tên là Vy. Còn chị? — My name's Vy. And yours?
- Saigon: Cái này ba mươi ngàn. Còn cái kia? | Hà Nội: Cái này ba mươi nghìn. Còn cái kia? — This one is thirty thousand. And that one?
- Còn em thì sao? — What about you?

## Compare

- [And / whereas, switching to someone else: còn (… thì)](https://vietnamesebuddy.com/grammar/con-whereas/): whereas / as for
- [Still: vẫn / còn / vẫn còn](https://vietnamesebuddy.com/grammar/van-con-still/): still

Next in Asking questions: [Answering yes/no questions: có, không, or the verb again](https://vietnamesebuddy.com/grammar/yes-no-answers/)

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