# con cả meaning in Vietnamese: eldest child (A2)

> con cả means “eldest child” in Vietnamese. Examples with audio.

Source: https://vietnamesebuddy.com/words/con-ca/ · Updated 2026-10-31

**con cả**: eldest child

Level: A2 (our estimate)

Typed without accents: con ca

## 1. eldest child (noun)

In the South the eldest child is *con Hai*, "child two": Southern families start counting their children at two.

- Anh ấy là con cả. — He's the eldest child.
- Con cả nhà tôi năm nay mười tuổi. — Our eldest is ten this year.

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