No. 347 in Vietnamese
vay
"Vay" in Vietnamese means "to borrow" or "to loan."
In a sentence
Tôi cần một số tiền để mua xe, bạn có thể cho tôi vay không?
I need some money to buy a car, could you lend me some?
In this sentence, 'vay' means 'to borrow' and is used when requesting to borrow something from someone.
Anh ấy đang mặc một chiếc áo màu trắng và chiếc quần màu đen, vậy bạn nghĩ sao?
He is wearing a white shirt and black pants, so what do you think?
In this sentence, 'vậy' connects two clauses and translates to 'so' or 'therefore,' indicating a consequential relationship.
Tôi đã nghe được tin tức mới này, vậy thì bây giờ phải làm gì?
I heard this new information, so now what should we do?
Here, 'vậy thì' is used to start a follow-up question, showing a logical progression from a previous statement or situation.
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