# cô ấy meaning in Vietnamese: she (A1)

> cô ấy means “she, her” in Vietnamese. Examples with audio.

Source: https://vietnamesebuddy.com/words/co-ay/ · Updated 2026-10-18

**cô ấy**: she

Level: A1 (our estimate)

Typed without accents: co ay

## 1. she (pronoun)

she, her

A woman you would call *cô*. The textbook "she" for a young woman; in Saigon speech it often becomes *cổ*.

- Cô ấy tên là Lan. — Her name is Lan.
- Cô ấy là người Huế. — She's from Huế.

In Saigon you say [cổ](https://vietnamesebuddy.com/words/co-she/#s_co_she).

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