anh em

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

  • (initialism) ae

Etymology

anh +‎ em.

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔajŋ̟˧˧ ʔɛm˧˧]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔɛɲ˧˧ ʔɛm˧˧]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʔan˧˧ ʔɛm˧˧]
  • Audio (Saigon):(file)

Noun

anh em

  1. (literal, collective) older brother and younger sibling (with brothers only, or with one sister who is the youngest)
  2. (loosely, collective) siblings
  3. (loosely, collective) family; brethren

Pronoun

anh em

  1. y'all, you guys, my bros, my pals
    Ý tôi là thế, anh em thấy thế nào?
    So that was my opinion, what do you guys think?

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.

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