ĐẠI TỪ NHÂN XƯNG PERSONAL PRONOUNS  

Table of the personal pronouns

In the social reports/ratios

To conform to the rules of courtesy, one uses the following terms of relationship or those which indicate the professions, the titles.

1st person

I

2nd person

You

3rd person

He She Him Her

Age

Sex

Tôi

Cụ

Cụ

ấy/ta

hơn 60 tuổi

nam/nữ

Ông

Ông

hơn 40 tuổi

nam

hơn 40 tuổi
đã có gia đình

nữ

Anh

Anh

hơn 20 tuổi

nam

Chị

Chị

nữ

Cậu

Cậu

nam

nữ

Profession

Bác sĩ

Bác sĩ

ấy

25 - 60 tuổi

nam/nữ

In the family or friendly reports

Between the members of the same family or between friends, instead of using personal pronouns, one is useful oneself of terms which mark the relationship between these people.

Higher row

Feel use of ``I''

Lower row

Reports

Cụ

cháu/con

great-grandparents/

great-grandchildren.

Ông, bà

grandparents/ grandchildren.

Bác

uncles, aunts/nieces, nephews.

Ba, mẹ

con

parents/children.

Chú, Co

cháu/ con

uncles, aunts/nieces, nephews.

Anh, chị

em

large-brothers, older sisters /

little brothers, small sisters

Anh

em

husband/woman.