❓ Vietnamese Family Words — Guess Who?

Tap the right answer! Vietnamese Family Words Guess Who? — 10 questions, then play again.

A child speaking about themselves to a parent or grandparent calls themselves...?

  • 🧒Con or cháu
  • 👴Ông (grandpa)
  • 🧓Bác (uncle)

Which pair correctly matches father's side and mother's side grandparents?

  • 👴Nội = father's side, Ngoại = mother's side
  • Nội = mother's side
  • 🟰Both mean the same

Using the correct family word for each person is a way of showing...?

  • ❤️Respect and love
  • 😤Being bossy
  • 💨Being in a rush

At Tết, relatives gather so children can wish good health to their grandparents and...?

  • 🧧Aunts and uncles
  • Strangers
  • 🚫Nobody

The whole big group of grandparents, aunts, uncles and cousins is called họ hàng, meaning...?

  • 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦Relatives
  • 🏠Neighbours only
  • 🏫Classmates

Which word means an aunt on your MOTHER'S side?

  • 👩
  • 👩
  • 👨Chú

Children of your aunts and uncles (your cousins) are called anh, chị, or em, depending on their...?

  • 🎂Age
  • 📏Height only
  • 💇Hair color

Why does Vietnamese have so many different family words?

  • 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦To show exactly who and how old
  • 😜To make it hard for fun
  • For no reason

Grandparents call their children's children (you!) by which word?

  • 🧒Cháu (grandchild)
  • 👴Ông (grandpa)
  • 👨Bố (dad)

The older brother of your mom or dad is respectfully called...?

  • 🧓Bác
  • 👶Em
  • 🧒Cháu

Your mother's brother is called...?

  • 👨Cậu
  • 👨Chú
  • 👩Bác gái

Your father's younger brother is called...?

  • 👨Chú
  • 👨Cậu
  • 👩

Your mother's sister is called...?

  • 👩
  • 👩
  • 👨Chú

Your father's younger sister is called...?

  • 👩
  • 👩
  • 👵

Your mother's parents are called ông and bà...?

  • 👵Ngoại
  • 👴Nội
  • 🔠Lớn (big)

Vietnamese has different words for grandparents on each side. Your father's parents are ông and bà...?

  • 👴Nội
  • 👵Ngoại
  • 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦Cả (all)

Your mom's mom is your...?

  • 👵Grandma (bà)
  • 👧Older sister (chị)
  • 👨Dad (bố)

Your dad's dad is your...?

  • 👴Grandpa (ông)
  • 👶Baby (em bé)
  • 👦Older brother (anh)

In a Vietnamese family, when you speak to an older person you use polite words like 'dạ' and...?

  • 🙂Ạ (at the end)
  • 📢Yelling
  • 🤐Nothing

Who carries you when you are little and tells you stories at night?

  • 🥰Parents and grandparents
  • 🤖A robot
  • 🚗A car

When mom's or dad's brother or sister visits, we call them cô, chú, or...?

  • 🧑Bác / dì
  • 👶Em bé (baby)
  • 🐱Con mèo (cat)

Which word is a family member?

  • 👵Bà (grandma)
  • 🚗Xe (car)
  • 🪑Bàn (table)

We should love and listen to our bố and...?

  • 👩Mẹ (mom)
  • 📺The TV
  • A stranger

A brother or sister who is bigger than you is called anh or chị. One who is smaller is...?

  • 👶Em
  • 👴Ông
  • 👵

Mom, dad, brothers and sisters together make up our...?

  • 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦Family (gia đình)
  • 🏫A school
  • 🏪A shop

What do we call grandma in Vietnamese?

  • 👵
  • 👦Anh (older brother)
  • 👨Ba (dad)

What do we call grandpa in Vietnamese?

  • 👴Ông
  • 👶Em (younger sibling)
  • 👩Mẹ (mom)

What do we call a younger brother or sister in Vietnamese?

  • 👶Em
  • 👧Chị (older sister)
  • 👨Bố (dad)

What do we call an older sister in Vietnamese?

  • 👧Chị
  • 👦Anh (older brother)
  • 👴Ông (grandpa)

What do we call an older brother in Vietnamese?

  • 👦Anh
  • 👶Em (younger)
  • 👵Bà (grandma)

What do we call our mom in Vietnamese?

  • 👩Mẹ / Má
  • 👴Ông (grandpa)
  • 👩‍🏫Cô giáo (teacher)

What do we call our dad in Vietnamese?

  • 👨Bố / Ba
  • 🧒Con (child)
  • 🧑Bạn (friend)

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