Definition

1. Adverbial phrase:
   • Like that / in that way / thus: Used to indicate that an action is performed in the manner just mentioned, demonstrated, or understood from context. It refers back to a specific way of doing something.
   • To do so / to do that: Used to refer to and confirm the performance of a specific action that has been stated or implied.

Usage Examples

• Adverbial phrase:
  • Tại sao anh lại làm vậy? (Why did you do that?)
  • Nếu mọi người đều làm vậy, chúng ta sẽ thành công. (If everyone does so, we will succeed.)
  • "Hãy gấp giấy theo đường này." – "Tôi đã làm vậy rồi." ("Fold the paper along this line." – "I did it like that already.")

Advanced Usage

• "Cứ làm vậy": Keep doing it like that / Just do so.

  • Bài tập này đúng rồi, em cứ làm vậy đi. (This exercise is correct, just keep doing it like that.)

• "Đâu có làm vậy": I/He/She didn't do that (used for denial).

  • Tôi đâu có làm vậy. Anh hiểu lầm rồi. (I didn't do that. You've misunderstood.)

Variants and Related Words

• Làm như vậy (adv. phr.): An alternative, slightly more formal form with the same meaning ("to do like that").

  • Chúng ta nên làm như vậy trong tương lai. (We should do so in the future.)

• Làm thế (adv. phr.): A more colloquial synonym meaning "to do that/this."

  • Ai bảo cậu làm thế? (Who told you to do that?)

Synonyms

• Like that / in that manner: In the way specified.
• Thus / so: In the way just indicated.
• To do that / to do so: To perform the aforementioned action.

Related Idioms

• Nói sao làm vậy: To follow instructions precisely; to do exactly as one is told.

  • Cô ấy là một trợ lý rất tốt, luôn nói sao làm vậy. (She is a very good assistant, always doing exactly as she is told.)

• Thấy người ta làm vậy cũng làm theo: To copy someone's actions without full understanding; to follow suit blindly.

  • Đừng thấy người ta làm vậy cũng làm theo mà không suy nghĩ. (Don't just blindly copy what others do without thinking.)