Comments on: In Vietnamese language, can you ever use the pronoun "Minh" referring to the person you are talking to? http://talkvietnamese.com/in-vietnamese-language-can-you-ever-use-the-pronoun-minh-referring-to-the-person-you-are-talking-to.html Learn to speak Vietnamese Wed, 08 Feb 2012 00:18:06 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Jessica. http://talkvietnamese.com/in-vietnamese-language-can-you-ever-use-the-pronoun-minh-referring-to-the-person-you-are-talking-to.html/comment-page-1#comment-788 Jessica. Tue, 29 Jun 2010 01:20:25 +0000 http://talkvietnamese.com/in-vietnamese-language-can-you-ever-use-the-pronoun-minh-referring-to-the-person-you-are-talking-to.html#comment-788 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vietnamese_pronouns Basically, "mình" is an intimate term meaning "we" or "us". It includes the person you're talking to. A slightly more formal way of saying it would be "chúng mình", but the term still remains quite intimate. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vietnamese_pronouns

Basically, "mình" is an intimate term meaning "we" or "us". It includes the person you’re talking to. A slightly more formal way of saying it would be "chúng mình", but the term still remains quite intimate.

]]> By: Chris W. http://talkvietnamese.com/in-vietnamese-language-can-you-ever-use-the-pronoun-minh-referring-to-the-person-you-are-talking-to.html/comment-page-1#comment-789 Chris W. Tue, 29 Jun 2010 01:20:25 +0000 http://talkvietnamese.com/in-vietnamese-language-can-you-ever-use-the-pronoun-minh-referring-to-the-person-you-are-talking-to.html#comment-789 I think minh can also refer to "we or us" like a group so when person a and person b use it in a conversation, it could be that A and B are talking about their families. Or Person A and B could both be in a family and talk and still use minh. I think minh can also refer to "we or us" like a group so when person a and person b use it in a conversation, it could be that A and B are talking about their families. Or Person A and B could both be in a family and talk and still use minh.

]]> By: Someone somewhere! Guess who! http://talkvietnamese.com/in-vietnamese-language-can-you-ever-use-the-pronoun-minh-referring-to-the-person-you-are-talking-to.html/comment-page-1#comment-790 Someone somewhere! Guess who! Tue, 29 Jun 2010 01:20:25 +0000 http://talkvietnamese.com/in-vietnamese-language-can-you-ever-use-the-pronoun-minh-referring-to-the-person-you-are-talking-to.html#comment-790 The first two answers are right as mình means we or us but they miss one definition. Mình can also be used when a spouse intimately (or familiarly) calls another. This term is used solely by the Northerners. There is a song named "Mình ơi" sung by Ý Lan or Minh Vy. The first two answers are right as mình means we or us but they miss one definition. Mình can also be used when a spouse intimately (or familiarly) calls another. This term is used solely by the Northerners. There is a song named "Mình ơi" sung by Ý Lan or Minh Vy.

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