# người meaning in Vietnamese: person (A1)

> người means “person, people” in Vietnamese. It can also mean for people. Examples with audio, in Northern and Southern wording.

Source: https://vietnamesebuddy.com/words/nguoi-person/ · Updated 2026-10-31

**người**: person · for people

Level: A1 (our estimate)

Typed without accents: nguoi

## 1. person (noun)

person, people

Before a country or a city it means someone from there: *người Mỹ* (an American), *người Sài Gòn*.

- Quán này đông người quá. — This place is so crowded.
- Cô Lan là người tốt. — Lan is a good person.

Level: A1

## 2. for people (classifier)

The classifier for people, between a number and a noun: *hai người bạn* (two friends), *ba người khách* (three guests).

- Em có hai người bạn ở Đà Nẵng. — I have two friends in Đà Nẵng.
- Saigon: Tối nay có ba người khách tới nhà ăn cơm. | Hà Nội: Tối nay có ba người khách đến nhà ăn cơm. — Three guests are coming over for dinner tonight.

Level: A2

Grammar: [Which classifier: cái for things, con for animals, người for people, and the common others](https://vietnamesebuddy.com/grammar/clf-cai-chiec/)

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