lẽ ra

See also: lera, lerá, lêra, and lerä

Vietnamese

Etymology

lẽ +‎ ra.

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [lɛ˦ˀ˥ zaː˧˧]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [lɛ˧˨ ʐaː˧˧]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [lɛ˨˩˦ ɹaː˧˧]

Verb

lẽ ra

  1. supposed to; to do something proper in the past instead
    Synonyms: đúng ra, đáng ra, đáng lẽ
    Lẽ ra bạn nên hỏi tôi trước. ― You should've asked me in the first place.
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