phải biết

Vietnamese

Etymology

phải (“truly”) +‎ biết (“acknowledge”).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [faːj˧˩ ʔɓiət̚˧˦]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [faːj˧˨ ʔɓiək̚˦˧˥]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [faːj˨˩˦ ʔɓiək̚˦˥]

Adverb

phải biết

1. (colloquial) Used to emphasize a fact with an extent that the other speaker(s) can be hard to believe: indeed

   Phim hay phải biết ― The film was top-notch, indeed!