bạn

See also: Appendix:Variations of "ban"

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 伴 (“partner; companion; comrade”).

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ɓaːn˧˨ʔ]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [ɓaːŋ˨˩ʔ]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ɓaːŋ˨˩˨]

Noun

(classifier người) bạn

friend, companion, comrade, etc.

Synonyms

(dated) bằng hữu (朋友)

Pronoun

bạn

you

Usage notes

Bạn is used to mean "you" when speaking to someone of about the same or lower age, especially on public shows (in conjunction with tôi), or among young people (with tui or mình). It is also used in books to address the readers whose ages are not known (with tôi). It is rather neutral in style, and used when one does not want to sound either too intimate or too alienated.

See also

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