người
person · for people
Typed without accents: nguoi
Meanings
Highlighted words are what Saigon and Hà Nội say differently.
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person
nounperson, people
Before a country or a city it means someone from there: người Mỹ (an American), người Sài Gòn.
A1
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for people
classifierThe classifier for people, between a number and a noun: hai người bạn (two friends), ba người khách (three guests).
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Three guests are coming over for dinner tonight.
A2Grammar: Which classifier: cái for things, con for animals, người for people, and the common others