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    Default Can anyone tell me the difference in meaning

    between these two sentences?

    Ông ấy đang chạy.

    and

    Người đàn ông đang chạy.

    They're both something like "The man is running", right?

    Thanks in advance,
    STM

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    Quote Originally Posted by SaveTheManatees View Post
    between these two sentences?

    Ông ấy đang chạy.

    and

    Người đàn ông đang chạy.

    They're both something like "The man is running", right?

    Thanks in advance,
    STM
    No, they are different

    Ông ấy đang chạy.=he's running or That man is runing
    Người đàn ông đang chạy.= The man is running or a man is running.
    Thất bại lớn nhất của đời người là tự đại
    Đáng thương nhất của đời người là tự ti.
    Tự đại + Tự ti = thất bại đáng thương nhất

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    Quote Originally Posted by SaveTheManatees View Post
    between these two sentences?

    Ông ấy đang chạy.

    and

    Người đàn ông đang chạy.

    They're both something like "The man is running", right?

    Thanks in advance,
    STM
    Ông ấy is usually used to indicate a person who was "recently" mentioned in a coversation.

    Colloquially, "ổng" is usually used in place of ông ấy, but never in written form.

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    Thank you both very much. This came up in my first Vietnamese lesson, very confusing!

    =)

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    he's running & the running man

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