# tui meaning in Vietnamese: I (A1)

> tui means “I, me” in Vietnamese. Examples with audio, in Northern and Southern wording.

Source: https://vietnamesebuddy.com/words/tui-i/ · Updated 2026-10-18

**tui**: I (casual)

Level: A1 (our estimate)

## 1. I (casual) (pronoun)

I, me

Saigon's casual *tôi*: with friends, people your age or younger, and in easy everyday talk, not to someone much older. In Hà Nội: *tôi*, or *mình* among friends.

- Tui là người Mỹ. — I'm American.
- Tui không biết. — I don't know.

Said everywhere: [mình](https://vietnamesebuddy.com/words/minh-self/#s_minh_i).

In Hà Nội you say [tớ](https://vietnamesebuddy.com/words/to-i/#s_to_i).

Saigon only · casual · familiar

Grammar: [Casual I and you between friends: tui – ông / bà, tao – mày, tớ – cậu](https://vietnamesebuddy.com/grammar/tao-may/)

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