Cậu thích hải sản không?

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Breakdown of Cậu thích hải sản không?

• thích: to like
• cậu: you (informal, peer)
• hải sản: seafood

Questions & Answers about Cậu thích hải sản không?

What does cậu mean here?

Here, cậu means you.

It is an informal, friendly pronoun, often used:

• between friends
• between classmates
• with someone of a similar age
• sometimes with someone slightly younger

It is not the best all-purpose word for you in Vietnamese. Vietnamese pronouns depend a lot on age, relationship, and situation. In other contexts, you might need bạn, anh, chị, em, and so on.

Also, cậu can mean other things in other contexts, but in this sentence it is simply a pronoun.

Is cậu polite enough to use with anyone?

No. Cậu sounds casual and personal.

Use it when the relationship is friendly and the age/social situation fits. If you are speaking to:

• a stranger
• someone older
• someone in a formal setting

then cậu may sound wrong or too familiar.

A safer neutral choice is often bạn:

• Bạn thích hải sản không?

If the other person is older, Vietnamese usually prefers kinship-style pronouns such as anh, chị, cô, chú, etc.

Why is không at the end of the sentence?