em

Meanings

1. you or I

   pronoun

   Someone younger than you: you call them em and yourself anh (if you're a man) or chị (a woman). To someone a little older, em is what you call yourself.

   Waiters and shop assistants younger than you are em too: Em ơi, tính tiền!

   • Em tên là Mai.

     My name is Mai. (to someone older)

   • Em muốn uống gì?

     What would you like to drink? (to someone younger)

   A1Grammar: You and I are family words: anh, chị, em, cô, chú, ba / mẹ and con, thầy / cô and em

2. younger sibling

   noun

   younger brother, younger sister

   Add trai or gái to say which: em trai, em gái.

   • Em của tôi mười tuổi.

     My little sister is ten.

   • Đây là em tôi.

     This is my little brother.

   A1