# chú meaning in Vietnamese: you or I (A1)

> chú means “you or I” in Vietnamese. It can also mean uncle. Examples with audio, in Northern and Southern wording.

Source: https://vietnamesebuddy.com/words/chu-uncle/ · Updated 2026-10-31

**chú**: you or I · uncle

Level: A1 (our estimate)

Typed without accents: chu

## 1. you or I (pronoun)

A man your parents' age: you call him *chú* and yourself *con* (in Hà Nội *cháu*), and he calls himself *chú*.

- Saigon: Chú ơi, cái này bao nhiêu tiền vậy? | Hà Nội: Chú ơi, cái này bao nhiêu tiền ạ? — Excuse me, how much is this? (to a man your father's age)
- Saigon: Chú đưa con về nha. | Hà Nội: Chú đưa cháu về nhé. — I'll take you home. (a man to a young person)

Level: A1

Grammar: [You and I are family words: anh, chị, em, cô, chú, ba / mẹ and con, thầy / cô and em](https://vietnamesebuddy.com/grammar/address-kinship/)

## 2. uncle (noun)

Your father's younger brother; your mother's brother is *cậu*.

- Chú tôi sống ở Đà Nẵng. — My uncle lives in Đà Nẵng.
- Chú Ba là em của ba tôi. — Uncle Ba is my dad's younger brother.

Level: A1

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