# viên meaning in Vietnamese: member (A2)

> viên means “member, person (in job words)” in Vietnamese. Examples with audio, in Northern and Southern wording.

Source: https://vietnamesebuddy.com/words/vien-member/ · Updated 2026-10-31

**viên**: member

Level: A2 (our estimate)

Typed without accents: vien

## 1. member (noun)

member, person (in job words)

Not used alone: it ends words for people with a role, *nhân viên* (staff), *sinh viên* (student), *giáo viên* (teacher).

- Em là sinh viên. — I'm a student.
- Saigon: Chị là nhân viên ở đây hả? | Hà Nội: Chị là nhân viên ở đây à? — Do you work here?

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