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Jan 4, 2007 21:52
18 yrs ago
English term

grandmother

Non-PRO English to Vietnamese Other Genealogy
What can my grandchildren call me (their grandmother) in Vietnamese?
Proposed translations (Vietnamese)
5 +2 bà

Proposed translations

+2
1 hr
Selected

bà

They can also call you "bà nội" (Northern version) or "nội" (Southern version) if you are their paternal grandma, and "bà ngoại" or "ngoại" respectively if you are their maternal grandma.
Peer comment(s):
agree Shane Wall : Anh is exactly correct Becky. FWIW, the pronunciation is Nội = 'noy' and Ngoại is very close to 'nwhy' (the initial "ng" is a big problem for us native EN speakers.
11 hrs
agree ScriptArch
127 days
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