Tiếng Việt · Word Attested

vậy

[vəj˧˨ʔ]

In real, traceable use. Part of the curated seed collection; community review is coming.

Sense 1

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

(adverb) so, thus

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

như vậy

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Where it’s used: Used Toàn quốc & hải ngoại · Vietnam-wide & diaspora

Sources & notes

Imported from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-29); community review pending. source ↗

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

(particle) intensifying sentence-final particle

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

tăng cường phần cuối câu

Machine-translated — suggest a fix

Làm sao hay quá vậy?How did you do that?

Mày làm như mày là bác sĩ vậy.You're talking like you were a doctor or something.

Wiktionary example (CC BY-SA 4.0)

What does “vậy” mean?

(adverb) so, thus

Is “vậy” formal or informal?

No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.