chị

you or I · older sister

A1 · estimate

Typed without accents: chi

Meanings

Highlighted words are what Saigon and Hà Nội say differently.

  1. you or I

    pronoun

    A woman a little older than you: you call her chị and yourself em, and she calls herself chị.

    Chị ơi! is also how you call over a waitress or a woman at a stall.

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

  2. older sister

    noun

    Vietnamese always says which: chị is an older sister, em gái a younger one.

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