# em ấy meaning in Vietnamese: he (A1)

> em ấy means “he, she” in Vietnamese. Examples with audio.

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

**em ấy**: he/she

Level: A1 (our estimate)

Typed without accents: em ay

## 1. he/she (pronoun)

he, she

Someone you would call *em*. In Saigon speech it often becomes *ẻm*.

- Em ấy là sinh viên. — She's a student.
- Em ấy mới mười tám tuổi. — He's only eighteen.

In Saigon you say [ẻm](https://vietnamesebuddy.com/words/em-he/#s_em_he).

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