# ông ấy meaning in Vietnamese: he (A1)

> ông ấy means “he, him” in Vietnamese. Examples with audio.

Source: https://vietnamesebuddy.com/words/ong-ay/ · Updated 2026-10-18

**ông ấy**: he

Level: A1 (our estimate)

Typed without accents: ong ay

## 1. he (pronoun)

he, him

A man you would call *ông*. In Saigon speech it often becomes *ổng*.

- Ông ấy năm nay bảy mươi tuổi. — He's seventy this year.
- Ông ấy là giám đốc công ty tôi. — He's the director of my company.

In Saigon you say [ổng](https://vietnamesebuddy.com/words/ong-he/#s_ong_he).

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