Cậu chuyền nhé.

(softener)

Breakdown of Cậu chuyền nhé.

• cậu: you (informal, peer)
• chuyền: to pass the ball

Questions & Answers about Cậu chuyền nhé.

What does cậu mean here?

Here cậu means you.

It is a fairly familiar pronoun, often used between friends, classmates, or people of similar age. A very common pair is tớ – cậu, meaning I – you in a friendly, casual way.

You should not use cậu with everyone. For strangers, older people, or formal situations, Vietnamese usually uses other pronouns such as bạn, anh, chị, em, and so on.

What does chuyền mean in this sentence?

Chuyền means something like pass, hand over, or pass along, depending on context.

It is often used when:

• passing a ball in sports
• passing an object from one person to another
• passing something down a line of people

So the exact English wording changes with the situation, but the core idea is moving something from one person to another.

Why is there no word for it, the ball, or to me?