chú
you or I · uncle
Typed without accents: chu
Meanings
Highlighted words are what Saigon and Hà Nội say differently.
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you or I
pronounA man your parents' age: you call him chú and yourself con (in Hà Nội cháu), and he calls himself chú.
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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)
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I'll take you home. (a man 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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uncle
nounYour father's younger brother; your mother's brother is cậu.
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