thì phải

Vietnamese

Etymology

thì (“to result”) +‎ phải (“accordingly”).

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [tʰi˨˩ faːj˧˩]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [tʰɪj˦˩ faːj˧˨]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [tʰɪj˨˩ faːj˨˩˦]

Adverb

thì phải

  1. (colloquial) Used to indicate one's decent affirmation, yet with a need to confirm further from their speaking partner: possibly
    Bài toán này tớ gặp rồi thì phải, bạn có biết cách giải không? ― Perhaps, I had encountered such a problem like this and, do you know how to resolve it?
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