# tụi nó meaning in Vietnamese: they (A1)

> tụi nó means “they, them” in Vietnamese. Examples with audio, in Northern and Southern wording.

Source: https://vietnamesebuddy.com/words/tui-no/ · Updated 2026-10-18

**tụi nó**: they

Level: A1 (our estimate)

Typed without accents: tui no

## 1. they (pronoun)

they, them

Saigon's casual "they", for children, friends or animals; about adults you respect it sounds rude. In Hà Nội: *chúng nó*.

- Saigon: Tụi nó đi học rồi. | Hà Nội: Chúng nó đi học rồi. — They've gone to school.
- Saigon: Tụi nó đang chơi ở ngoài. | Hà Nội: Chúng nó đang chơi ở ngoài. — They're playing outside.

In Hà Nội you say [chúng nó](https://vietnamesebuddy.com/words/chung-no/#s_chung_no).

Saigon only · familiar

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