bác
you or I · parent's elder sibling
Typed without accents: bac
Meanings
Highlighted words are what Saigon and Hà Nội say differently.
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you or I
pronounSomeone a bit older than your parents, a man or a woman: you call them bác and yourself con (in Hà Nội cháu), and they call themselves bác.
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Excuse me, where is Bến Thành Market? (to someone older than your parents)
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I'm a friend of your dad's. (to a young person)
A1Grammar: You and I are family words: anh, chị, em, cô, chú, ba / mẹ and con, thầy / cô and em
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parent's elder sibling
noununcle, aunt
An older brother or sister of your father or mother: bác works for a man or a woman.
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