cháu

Meanings

1. you or I

   pronoun

   I or you, between a child-generation person and someone of their parents' or grandparents' age.

   In the North, a younger adult is cháu to a neighbour of their parents' age, where the South says con.

   • Cháu chào bác ạ.

     Hello. (to someone older than your parents)

   • Cháu mấy tuổi rồi?

     How old are you? (to a child)

   In Saigon you say con.

   A1Hà Nội onlyGrammar: You and I are family words: anh, chị, em, cô, chú, ba / mẹ and con, thầy / cô and em

2. younger relative

   noun

   grandchild, nephew, niece

   Grandchild, nephew and niece are all cháu.

   • Bà tôi có sáu đứa cháu.

     My grandmother has six grandchildren.

   • Đây là cháu tôi.

     This is my niece.

   A1