làm vậy
Definition
- 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.)