The people closest to you — parents, siblings, grandparents, and the rest.

• mẹmotherromanization: me. Northern term; 'má' is southern.
• bốfatherromanization: bo. Northern term; 'ba' is southern.
• anholder brotherromanization: anh. Also used to address an older male; no neutral 'brother' word.
• chịolder sisterromanization: chi. Also used to address an older female.
• emyounger siblingromanization: em. Covers younger brother OR sister; gender-neutral.
• em traiyounger brotherromanization: em trai. Lit. 'younger sibling + male'.
• em gáiyounger sisterromanization: em gai. Lit. 'younger sibling + female'.
• ông nộigrandfather (paternal)romanization: ong noi. Father's father.
• ông ngoạigrandfather (maternal)romanization: ong ngoai. Mother's father.
• bà nộigrandmother (paternal)romanization: ba noi. Father's mother.
• bà ngoạigrandmother (maternal)romanization: ba ngoai. Mother's mother.
• con gáidaughterromanization: con gai. Also means 'girl'.
• con traisonromanization: con trai. Also means 'boy'.
• bácuncle/aunt (parent's older sibling)romanization: bac. Used for an older brother OR sister of either parent, regardless of gender or side; the most respectful aunt/uncle term. Fills the gap left by chú/cô/dì/cậu, which only cover younger or specific relatives.
• côaunt (father's sister)romanization: co. Paternal aunt; also a polite term for a youngish woman/female teacher.
• dìaunt (mother's sister)romanization: di. Maternal aunt.
• chúuncle (father's younger brother)romanization: chu. Paternal uncle, younger than father. Father's OLDER brother is 'bác'.
• cậuuncle (mother's brother)romanization: cau. Maternal uncle.
• gia đìnhfamilyromanization: gia dinh.
• bố mẹparentsromanization: bo me (northern); 'ba má' in the south.
• anh chị emsiblingsromanization: anh chi em. Lit. 'older brother + older sister + younger sibling'.
• anh em họcousinromanization: anh em ho. 'họ' marks extended kin; no single neutral word for 'cousin'. 'chị em họ' is used for female cousins.
• chồnghusbandromanization: chong.
• vợwiferomanization: vo.