jyut6 naam4 jan4越南人
Jyutpingjyut6 naam4 jan4
Yaleyuht nàahm yàhn
Definition
Vietnamese person or people.
colloquialpeople
How it's used
Refers specifically to people of Vietnamese nationality or ethnicity. When discussing the language, use 越南話 instead of just the noun for the person. It is common to add a classifier like 個 or 啲 before the term when referring to specific individuals or groups.
Measure word
go3個goExamples
I know a Vietnamese person who works very hard.
Are there any Vietnamese people living near your home?
Related words
Common phrases
Vietnamese restaurant
Grammar color guide
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Particle
Connector
Grammar guides
- Directional complementsThe small words added after a verb to show direction of movement, like up, down, out, in, and back. Common in everyday Cantonese.
- DemonstrativesThis and that with 呢 and 嗰, the personal pronouns, and how 哋 turns I, you, and he into we, you all, and they.
- Resultative complementsSticking a result word onto a verb to show how it turned out, like eat until full or look and find. A productive everyday pattern.
