Definition

1. Phrase (colloquial):
   • Like this / In this way / Like so: A demonstrative phrase used to introduce, present, or refer to something that is about to be shown, stated, or is immediately apparent in the present context. It is the colloquial, often Southern Vietnamese, equivalent of the more standard "như thế này".

Usage Examples

• Phrase:
  • Cách làm bánh như vầy: đầu tiên, trộn bột với trứng. (The way to make the cake is like this: first, mix the flour with eggs.)
  • Tôi muốn nói với anh điều này: cuộc sống như vầy mới có ý nghĩa. (I want to tell you this: a life like this is meaningful.)
  • Làm như vầy có đúng không? (Is doing it like this correct?)

Advanced Usage

• Used to immediately illustrate a preceding statement, often followed by a colon or a direct demonstration.

  • Cô ấy dạy tôi cách viết, như vầy: phải cầm bút cho chắc. (She taught me how to write, like this: you must hold the pen firmly.)

• Can be used rhetorically to summarize or characterize a situation that is clear to both speaker and listener.

  • Mọi chuyện cứ như vầy mãi sao? (Will everything stay like this forever?)

Variants and Related Words

• Như thế này (phrase): The standard, more formal equivalent meaning "like this" or "this way".

  • Hãy nhìn nó như thế này. (Please look at it like this.)

• Như vậy (phrase): Means "like that", "so", or "therefore", referring to something already mentioned or farther away in context.

  • Nếu mọi việc đã như vậy, chúng ta nên dừng lại. (If things are already like that, we should stop.)

Synonyms

• Like this: In the manner being shown or described.
• This way: In this manner or method.
• As follows: Used to introduce a list or explanation.

Related Idioms

• Nói như vầy, làm như vậy: To say one thing and do another (a variation using both "vầy" and "vậy").
  • Anh ta luôn nói như vầy nhưng lại làm như vậy. (He always says it like this but then does it like that.)

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