# mình nên xưng hô thế nào cho đúng? meaning in Vietnamese

> mình nên xưng hô thế nào cho đúng? means “how should we address each other?” in Vietnamese. Examples with audio, in Northern and Southern wording.

Source: https://vietnamesebuddy.com/words/minh-nen-xung-ho/ · Updated 2026-10-18

**mình nên xưng hô thế nào cho đúng?**: settling pronouns

Typed without accents: minh nen xung ho the nao cho dung?

## 1. settling pronouns (interjection)

how should we address each other?

The question that settles pronouns. Vietnamese people take it as thoughtful, not odd, and it usually leads to comparing ages.

- Saigon: Xin lỗi, mình nên xưng hô thế nào cho đúng vậy? | Hà Nội: Xin lỗi, mình nên xưng hô thế nào cho đúng nhỉ? — Sorry, how should we address each other?
- Mình nên xưng hô thế nào cho đúng? Bạn sinh năm mấy? — How should we address each other? What year were you born?

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