họ

Meanings

1. they

   pronoun

   they, them

   Neutral, for adults; for children or friends Saigon speakers say tụi nó.

   • Họ là người Mỹ.

     They're American.

   • Tôi không biết họ.

     I don't know them.

   A1Grammar: You all, they: các anh, các chị ấy, họ

2. family name

   noun

   family name, surname

   It comes first: in Nguyễn Văn Nam the family name is Nguyễn, and people call him Nam.

   • Anh họ gì?

     What's your surname?

   • Tôi họ Nguyễn.

     My surname is Nguyễn.

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