anh em
Vietnamese
Pronunciation
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔajŋ̟˧˧ ʔɛm˧˧]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔɛɲ˧˧ ʔɛm˧˧]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [ʔan˧˧ ʔɛm˧˧]
Audio (Hồ Chí Minh City) (file)
Noun
Pronoun
Usage notes
- A more inclusive expression would be anh chị em (literally “older brother, older sister and younger sibling”).
- Suffixed with ta (as in anh em ta (“we, us”) to make it more intimate.
Related terms
Further reading
- "anh em" in Hồ Ngọc Đức, Free Vietnamese Dictionary Project (details)
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