người

person · for people

A1 · estimate

Typed without accents: nguoi

Meanings

Highlighted words are what Saigon and Hà Nội say differently.

  1. person

    noun

    person, people

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

    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).

    A2Grammar: Which classifier: cái for things, con for animals, người for people, and the common others

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