# người Việt meaning in Vietnamese: Vietnamese (A1)

> người Việt means “Vietnamese, Vietnamese person” in Vietnamese. Examples with audio, in Northern and Southern wording.

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

**người Việt**: Vietnamese person

Level: A1 (our estimate)

Typed without accents: nguoi Viet

## 1. Vietnamese person (noun)

Vietnamese, Vietnamese person

Shorter and more everyday than *người Việt Nam*, and it includes Vietnamese people abroad: *người Việt ở Mỹ*.

- Vợ tui là người Việt. — My wife is Vietnamese.
- Người Việt ở Úc nhiều lắm. — There are lots of Vietnamese people in Australia.

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