# thằng meaning in Vietnamese: boys (A2)

> thằng means “boys” in Vietnamese. Examples with audio, in Northern and Southern wording.

Source: https://vietnamesebuddy.com/words/thang-boys/ · Updated 2026-10-31

**thằng**: boys

Level: A2 (our estimate)

Typed without accents: thang

## 1. boys (classifier)

A classifier for a boy or a man. With children it is affectionate (*thằng nhỏ*), but with adults it is very casual or looks down on him, so avoid it.

- Saigon: Thằng nhỏ đó ngoan lắm. | Hà Nội: Thằng bé đó ngoan lắm. — That little boy is very good.
- Thằng út nhà chị lên lớp hai rồi. — My youngest boy is in second grade now.

casual · familiar · to recognize

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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