làm sao

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Vietnamese[edit]

Etymology[edit]

làm +‎ sao.

Pronunciation[edit]

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [laːm˨˩ saːw˧˧]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [laːm˦˩ ʂaːw˧˧] ~ [laːm˦˩ saːw˧˧]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [laːm˨˩ ʂaːw˧˧] ~ [laːm˨˩ saːw˧˧]

Adverb[edit]

why; how
(literary) how; so
To làm sao! ― How big!

Usage notes[edit]

The second usage is quite literary and often comes off as awkward in normal conversation, where the use of intensifiers such as dữ, ghê, thế, vậy is more common.

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