🇻🇳 Vietnamese phrases

How to say “My name is ...” in Vietnamese

Tôi tên là ...

toy ten lah ...

Literally: I name am ...neutral

'Tôi' is a neutral, slightly distant 'I'. Among friends people say 'mình', and to someone older you'd call yourself 'em' or 'cháu'.

Other ways to say it

VietnamesePronunciationMeaningWhen to use it
Mình tên là ...ming ten lah ...My name's ...Friendly, among peers
Em tên là ...em ten lah ...My name is ...Speaking to someone older than you

In a sentence

Tôi tên là Lan, rất vui được gặp bạn.

toy ten lah lahn, zuht voo-ee duhk gahp bahn

My name is Lan, nice to meet you.

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