Tiếng Việt · Word Attested

người Việt Nam

[ŋɨəj˨˩ viət̚˧˨ʔ naːm˧˧]

In real, traceable use. Part of the curated seed collection; community review is coming.

Sense 1

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

(noun) by nationality, regardless of one's ethnicity, albeit Tày, Nùng, Chăm, Khmer, etc.

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

công dân Việt Nam bất kể dân tộc

Machine-translated — suggest a fix

Where it’s used: Used Toàn quốc & hải ngoại · Vietnam-wide & diaspora

Sources & notes

Imported from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-29); community review pending. source ↗

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

(noun) by ethnicity

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

dân tộc Việt

Machine-translated — suggest a fix

What does “người Việt Nam” mean?

(noun) by nationality, regardless of one's ethnicity, albeit Tày, Nùng, Chăm, Khmer, etc.

Is “người Việt Nam” formal or informal?

No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.