có lẽ

See also: cole, Cole, colé, cờ-lê, and cóle

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

  • (Northern Vietnam) có nhẽ
  • (North Central Vietnam) cò lẹ

Etymology

có (“to have”) +‎ lẽ (“reason; fact”).

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [kɔ˧˦ lɛ˦ˀ˥]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [kɔ˨˩˦ lɛ˧˨]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [kɔ˦˥ lɛ˨˩˦]
  • Audio (Saigon):(file)

Adverb

có lẽ

  1. maybe; perhaps; probably; possibly
    Có lẽ hắn chưa biết bố hắn vô tù.
    He probably doesn't know his father is in jail.
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