vì thế
Vietnamese
editEtymology
editvì (“because”) + thế (“that”).
Pronunciation
edit- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [vi˨˩ tʰe˧˦]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [vɪj˦˩ tʰej˨˩˦]
- (Saigon) IPA(key): [vɪj˨˩ tʰej˦˥] ~ [jɪj˨˩ tʰej˦˥]
Adverb
editUsage notes
editAlthough do and vì are practically synonyms, only do đó and vì thế are idiomatic, not *do thế and *vì đó.