do đó

Vietnamese

Etymology

do (because) +‎ đó (that).

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [zɔ˧˧ ʔɗɔ˧˦]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [jɔ˧˧ ʔɗɔ˨˩˦]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [jɔ˧˧ ʔɗɔ˦˥]
  • Audio (Saigon):(file)

Adverb

do đó

  1. therefore; thus; hence; as a result; as such
    Synonym: vì thế

Usage notes

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