| biketrailtours | Date: Sunday, 11 Oct 02, 17:11 | Message # 1 |
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| Addressing people
For Vietnamese people it is important to use the correct form of address than signifies your age and relationship to the person you are speaking to. In general, when talking to someone younger than you you may call them 'Em', or if you think you are younger than them you may call yourself 'Em' and use a range of pronouns based on the other person's gender and age.
As a traveller however it is acceptable to 'cheat' and use a generic 'Tôi' for 'I' and 'Ban' for 'Friend', rather than finding the correct form of address - this is not disrespectful and will help you make yourself understood.
I, me
Tôi
I am
Tôi là
You
Bạn
She, her
Cô ấy
He, him
Anh ấy
They, them
Họ
We, us
Chúng ta
It
Nó
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