thế à

Vietnamese

Etymology

thế (thus; so; like that) +‎ à.

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [tʰe˧˦ ʔaː˨˩]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [tʰej˨˩˦ ʔaː˦˩]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [tʰej˦˥ ʔaː˨˩]

Interjection

thế à

  1. (Northern Vietnam, colloquial) really, truly
    Thế à, bây giờ cũng vẫn có cyclo máy ạ.
    Really, they still have motorized pedicabs.

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