# Cũng vậy / cũng thế: me too in Vietnamese (A1)

> To say that the same goes for you, without repeating the whole sentence, say your word for "I" and then cũng vậy: Em cũng vậy. Me too.

Source: https://vietnamesebuddy.com/grammar/cung-vay-me-too/ · Updated 2026-11-09

**me too**

Pattern: `[person] + cũng vậy / cũng thế`

Level: A1 (our estimate) · Register: everyday

Typed without accents: cung vay, cung the

Saigon: cũng vậy | Hà Nội: cũng thế

To say that the same goes for you, without repeating the whole sentence, say your word for "I" and then *cũng vậy*: *Em cũng vậy.* Me too. In Hà Nội it's *cũng thế*: *Em cũng thế.*

It follows any statement, positive or negative, so it covers "me too", "so do I" and "me neither". If a friend says *Mình đói quá*, then *Mình cũng vậy* means "Me too". If she says *Mình không biết bơi*, the same words mean "Me neither". For "me neither", many people also simply say *cũng không*: *Mình cũng không.*

It isn't only for "I": *Chị Lan cũng vậy* (Lan too), *Ở đây cũng vậy* (it's the same here). It also answers a good wish, like "you too": when someone says *Chúc em cuối tuần vui vẻ!* (have a good weekend!), you can reply *Chị cũng vậy nha!*

*Cũng vậy* is the quick reply. To say exactly what, repeat the verb with *cũng*: *Em cũng thích* (I like it too). On its own, *vậy* means "so" or "like that"; *như vậy*, "like that", is a later pattern.

## A common mistake

✗ Em cũng.

✓ Em cũng vậy.

*Cũng* can't end the sentence on its own. Add *vậy* (in Hà Nội, *thế*), or repeat the verb: *Em cũng thích.*

## Examples

- Em đói quá. — I'm so hungry.
- Saigon: Anh cũng vậy. | Hà Nội: Anh cũng thế. — Me too.
- Mình không biết bơi. — I can't swim.
- Saigon: Mình cũng vậy. | Hà Nội: Mình cũng thế. — Me neither.
- Saigon: Chị cũng vậy nha! | Hà Nội: Chị cũng thế nhé! — You too! (answering a good wish)

## Words in this pattern

- [thế](https://vietnamesebuddy.com/words/the-so/#s_the_like_that): like that
- [vậy](https://vietnamesebuddy.com/words/vay-so/#s_vay_like_that): like that

## Compare

- [Also, too: cũng before the verb](https://vietnamesebuddy.com/grammar/cung-also/): also
- [Like that, so: như vậy / như thế](https://vietnamesebuddy.com/grammar/nhu-vay-like-that/): like that / so
- [Wishing someone well: chúc + person + wish](https://vietnamesebuddy.com/grammar/chuc-wish/): I wish you …; congratulations

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