vì thế

Vietnamese

Etymology

vì (“because”) +‎ thế (“that”).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [vi˨˩ tʰe˧˦]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [vɪj˦˩ tʰej˨˩˦]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [vɪj˨˩ tʰej˦˥] ~ [jɪj˨˩ tʰej˦˥]

Adverb

vì thế

1. therefore; thus; hence; as a result; as such

   Synonym: do đó

Usage notes

Although do and vì are practically synonyms, only do đó and vì thế are idiomatic, not *do thế and *vì đó.