chúng tôi

Vietnamese

Etymology

chúng (pluralising particle) +‎ tôi (“I; me”).

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕʊwŋ͡m˧˦ toj˧˧]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕʊwŋ͡m˦˧˥ toj˧˧]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [cʊwŋ͡m˦˥ toj˧˧]

Pronoun

chúng tôi

(regular usage in Northern Vietnam, formal in other dialects) we/us (exclusive); compare chúng ta (inclusive, including the listener)
Synonyms: bọn tôi, tụi tui, bầy tui, choa

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