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Dictionary entry

bạn

bạn means friend in Vietnamese. Review definitions, example sentences, and related dictionary entries.

Definitions

Meanings

  1. 01

    friend

  2. 02

    you (informal pronoun)

  3. 03

    companion

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Lexical details

Part of speech
noun, pronoun
CEFR
A1

Usage notes

Informal second-person pronoun; general polite 'you' among peers. As a noun, combines with modifiers (e.g., bạn thân 'close friend').

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Examples

Usage in context

6 examples

01

Tôi muốn làm bạn với bạn.

I want to be friends with you.

02

Bạn khỏe không?

Are you well?

03

Lan bạn thân của tôi.

Lan is my close friend.

04

Người bạn này của tôi rất tốt bụng.

This friend of mine is very kind.

05

Tôi có một người bạn thân từ hồi nhỏ.

I have a close friend since childhood.

06

Người bạn đồng hành luôn bên cạnh tôi.

The companion is always by my side.