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
