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.

Derived terms

• à thế à

See also

• vậy hả (southern Vietnam)