Site Feedback

Undecided questions
I understand that "thầy" is used for a male teacher, what do I use for someone in their 30s but not a teacher?

For learning: Vietnamese
Base language: English
Category: Language

Share:

2 comments

    Please enter between 2 and 2000 characters.

     

    Answers

    Sort by:

    Em or cô.

    Cô, anh, chị, ...

    i can teach you VietNamese free

    You mean a male in their 30s, but not teacher, right?
    You can call him as "Bác". It's what i normally use if I guess he's already married or in the 30s or 40s.
    I don't think using "Anh" is good. Well, it's just my opinion. And yea, "Cô" is for female in their 30s/40s.

    Submit your answer


    Please enter between 2 and 2000 characters.

    If you copy this answer from another italki answer page, please state the URL of where you got your answer from.