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"to greet" in Vietnamese
chào
verb
Southern note: The verb inside "xin chào". With an elder you name both people: [yourself] chào [them] ạ.
Example
Con chào bác ạ.
Hello (said by me to an older aunt or uncle).
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More from "Meeting the Family"
- 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
- cháu I/me (to a grandparent); niece/nephew, grandchild
- vợ wife
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