# thầy meaning in Vietnamese: teacher (a man) (A1)

> thầy means “teacher (a man), sir” in Vietnamese. Examples with audio.

Source: https://vietnamesebuddy.com/words/thay-male-teacher/ · Updated 2026-10-31

**thầy**: male teacher

Level: A1 (our estimate)

Typed without accents: thay

## 1. male teacher (noun)

teacher (a man), sir

Pupils call a man teacher *thầy* and themselves *em*; he calls himself *thầy*.

- Thầy ơi, em hỏi chút được không? — Sir, can I ask you something?
- Thầy Nam dạy toán. — Mr. Nam teaches math.

Grammar: [You and I are family words: anh, chị, em, cô, chú, ba / mẹ and con, thầy / cô and em](https://vietnamesebuddy.com/grammar/address-kinship/)

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