vì thế
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Vietnamese[edit]
Etymology[edit]
vì (“because”) + thế (“that”).
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [vi˨˩ tʰe˧˦]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [vɪj˦˩ tʰej˨˩˦]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [vɪj˨˩ tʰej˦˥] ~ [jɪj˨˩ tʰej˦˥]
Adverb[edit]
Usage notes[edit]
Although do and vì are practically synonyms, only do đó and vì thế are idiomatic, not *do thế and *vì đó.