anh

Meanings

1. you or I

   pronoun

   A man a little older than you: you call him anh and yourself em, and he calls himself anh.

   Partners use it too: she calls him anh, and he calls her em.

   • Anh ơi, tính tiền!

     Excuse me, can I have the check? (to a waiter a bit older than you)

   • Anh đi trước nha, mai gặp em.

     I'll head off first; see you tomorrow. (a man to someone younger)

   A1Grammar: You and I are family words: anh, chị, em, cô, chú, ba / mẹ and con, thầy / cô and em

2. older brother

   noun

   Vietnamese always says which: anh is an older brother, em trai a younger one.

   • Anh của em tên là Minh.

     My older brother is called Minh.

   • Anh tôi đang làm ở Hà Nội.

     My older brother is working in Hà Nội.

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