# Tùy / tùy theo: depending on in Vietnamese (B1)

> Tùy means "depending on" or "it's up to". Before a thing, it says what something depends on: Giá phòng tùy theo mùa. The room price depends on the season.

Source: https://vietnamesebuddy.com/grammar/tuy-theo/ · Updated 2026-10-17

**depending on**

Pattern: `tùy (theo / vào) + [noun] · Tùy + [person]! (up to you)`

Level: B1 (our estimate) · Register: everyday

Typed without accents: tuy, tuy theo

*Tùy* means "depending on" or "it's up to". Before a thing, it says what something depends on: *Giá phòng tùy theo mùa.* The room price depends on the season. *Theo* or *vào* often follows *tùy*, with no change in meaning: *tùy theo mùa*, *tùy vào thời tiết*.

The thing that depends can be a whole question: *Mai đi hay không còn tùy thời tiết.* Whether we go tomorrow depends on the weather. *Còn tùy* on its own is the everyday "it depends": *Cái đó còn tùy.*

Before a person, *tùy* hands the choice to them: *Đi đâu cũng được, tùy em.* Anywhere's fine, it's up to you. Said warmly, *Tùy anh!* is "Your call!" Said flatly, a bare *Tùy!* can sound like "Whatever", so use it kindly.

In writing you'll also see *tùy thuộc vào* (depending on): *Kết quả tùy thuộc vào nhiều yếu tố.* The result depends on many factors. You may see it spelled *tuỳ*; it's the same word.

## A common mistake

✗ Cái đó phụ thuộc.

✓ Cái đó còn tùy.

*Phụ thuộc* (depend) needs *vào* and what it depends on. For a quick "it depends", say *còn tùy*.

## Examples

- Giá phòng tùy theo mùa. — The room price depends on the season.
- Mai đi hay không còn tùy thời tiết. — Whether we go tomorrow depends on the weather.
- Đi đâu cũng được, tùy em. — Anywhere's fine, it's up to you.
- Cái đó còn tùy. — It depends.

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