Vietnamese/Glossary/A-K

This glossary covers only the words used in this textbook. For a more complete listing of Vietnamese words and phrases, please see Wiktionary. A anh man; you (to a male who is the same age as the speaker) B bà woman; you (formal; to a female who is older than the speaker, or to the speaker's grandmother); grandmother bác parents's older sister of brother bạn friend; you (informal, but not casual; a general-purpose version; use with caution) C cha father chị you (informal; to a female who is the same age as or older than the speaker) chim bird penis con child you (from an adult to a child) chó dog Cô Mrs.; (formal) aunt (father younger sister) E em you (to a female who is the same age as the speaker, or to a person who is younger than the speaker, such as a child) D Dì aunt (mother youger sister) G gà chicken