ADDRESSING PEOPLE AND YOURSELF TO THEM

Vietnamese address people according to their ages, positions in the family or in the society:

 Chào: Hello, greetings

 Chào bác, chào chú, chào ông,  

Chào cậu, chào dượng, cháu mong về nhà

 Greetings to bác (father’s elder brother), chú (father’s younger brother), ông (grandfather) ,  cậu (mother’s brother), dượng (aunt’s husband), cháu (I) am looking forwards to coming home

 Chào bà, chào thím, chào cô,

Chào dì, chào mợ, cháu vô Sài Gòn

Chào bà ( grandmother), thím (Chú’s  wife), cô ( father’s sister), dì (mother’s sister), mợ (Cậu’s wife)  cháu (I)  go to SaigonJ

 Con xin chào mẹ, chào cha

Em chào anh, chị, em về nhà rồi đây

 Con (I) would like to greet mẹ ( mother), cha ( father). Em (I) greet anh ( brother), chị ( sister), em(I) am home

 Các em, chị  có quà này

Chia cho các cháu, vui vầy cùng nhau

 Các em ( younger brothers and sisters), Chị ( I) have gifts for you . Share them to các cháu ( nephews and nieces) , to make everybohy happy.

 Chào thầy, chào cô, em về

Chào các bạn, mình về quê, nhớ nhiều

  Greetings to thầy (male teacher), cô ( female teacher)  em ( I) am leaving.  Greetings to các bạn ( friends), mình (I) am going tomy home village. Miss you much.

 For other people you treat like members of your family, relatives or friends, address them and yourself similar wayJ