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"I/me (to a grandparent); niece/nephew, grandchild" in Vietnamese
cháu
pronoun
Southern note: In the South, cháu is mainly for the grandparent generation — con covers your parents' generation. In the North cháu is used for both.
Example
Cháu chào ông bà ạ.
Hello, grandmother and grandfather.
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More from "Meeting the Family"
- chào to greet
- ông grandfather; you (older man)
- bà grandmother; you (older woman)
- bác aunt/uncle older than your parent; you (respectful)
- con I/me (to a parent or elder); child
- vợ wife
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