chúng tôi
Vietnamese
Etymology
chúng (pluralising particle) + tôi (“I; me”).
Pronunciation
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [t͡ɕʊwŋ͡m˧˦ toj˧˧]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [t͡ɕʊwŋ͡m˦˧˥ toj˧˧]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [cʊwŋ͡m˦˥ toj˧˧]
Pronoun
chúng tôi
- (regular usage in Northern Vietnam, formal in other dialects) we/us (exclusive); compare chúng ta (inclusive, including the listener)
- Synonyms: bọn tôi, tụi tui, bầy tui, choa