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Viet/Eng "Pronouns" and mainly English entry (read more) PLEASE EXPLAIN IN ENGLISH. PLEASE GIVE EXAMPLES IF NEEDED. ALSO I AM LEARNING HCM VIETNAMESE. 1) Em/Em trai = younger sister/younger brother Question: If a kid is 6 years old and I'm 25...Should I greet the kid chao em 2) Bà nội = grandma. From which my mom's side or my dad's side? Question #1: If I use "bà" to greet my grandma...is that offensive or bad? Question #2: If a kid greets me "Chao bà." Is that a bad label on me, too? My little neighbor kid greet me bà right after I told his parents my age. Question #3: Is bà used as a slang offensive thing? Example: bà noi chuyen hieu qua! 3) What is the difference between chú and cậu? (Both means Uncle) 4) When do I use cháu? When I was super young, I think I used cháu the wrong way. As I got older, I don't use cháu ever. Question: Do I use cháu when an grandma ask me a question and I reply "cháu khong hieu?" 5) bác. I usually bác to strangers. Is bác for males or females? How and when do I use bác?

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Viet/Eng "Pronouns" and mainly English entry (read more)

PLEASE EXPLAIN IN ENGLISH. PLEASE GIVE EXAMPLES IF NEEDED.
ALSO I AM LEARNING HCM VIETNAMESE.

1) Em/Em trai = younger sister/younger brother
Question: If a kid is 6 years old and I'm 25...Should I greet the kid chao em

-> It's ok
2) Bà nội = grandma. From which my mom's side or my dad's side?

Bà nội is from dad's side

Bà ngoại is from Mom's side but in English both are Grandma
Question #1: If I use "bà" to greet my grandma...is that offensive or bad?

->that is normal
Question #2: If a kid greets me "Chao bà." Is that a bad label on me, too? My little neighbor kid greet me bà right after I told his parents my age.

It may not bad, if you're really old.
Question #3: Is bà used as a slang offensive thing? Example: bà noi chuyen hieu qua!

-> it is just a friendly way to call a girl in VietNam

3) What is the difference between chú and cậu? (Both means Uncle)

Chú: dad's younger brother

Cậu: Mom's younger brother

4) When do I use cháu?

->you should use "cháu" to reply to whom are older than you( im not sure for this)
When I was super young, I think I used cháu the wrong way. As I got older, I don't use cháu ever.
Question: Do I use cháu when an grandma ask me a question and I reply "cháu khong hieu?"

->ok

5) bác. I usually bác to strangers. Is bác for males or females? How and when do I use bác?

Use bác to strangers is ok too. Bác means for both male and female. It's use for a people you think that older than your dad.

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Kien ND, your comment did not help.
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In Southern Vietnamese (I mean including HCMC), people mostly exclude "bà" in the word "bà nội", "bà ngoại". For example: "nội tôi" means my grandma (from dad's side); or "Tôi về quê thăm ngoại" : I come back to my hometown to visit my grandma (from mother's side).; as well as when you address your grandma: "Ngoại ơi", "Con nghe rồi nội."
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5) You can use "bác" with a stranger whose age is about the same with your parents' (it can be understood that at this age he/she can be your parents). you can also use "bác" with your father's older brothers and their wives. And don't use "bác" with the person who older than you just some ages :D
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Thank you for all the good details and explanation!

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