Twelfth graders meet a feature that makes Vietnamese special — its pronoun system (đại từ nhân xưng). There’s no simple “you.” Instead you address people with kinship terms based on age and relationship: anh (older brother/man), chị (older sister/woman), em (younger person), ông (“sir”), bà (“madam”). Choosing the right one shows respect.
Students will be able to…
How does Vietnamese use family words to say “you” — and show respect?
Project this and match each Vietnamese pronoun to who you’d use it for — tap the pronoun, then tap the person.
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How does Vietnamese address different people?
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Aligned to the ACTFL World-Readiness Standards for Learning Languages (Intermediate-Mid).
Compare pronoun & address systems.
Explore respect & age in address.
Interpersonal: address people correctly.
Interpretive: read the right pronoun.
Preview the three formative checks. Tap “Sample answer” to see what mastery looks like — hide them before you print for students.
Have students say which pronoun they’d use for two people they know. A printable Vietnamese pronouns sheet is in the World Languages library.
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