# Về phía: on the part of / for (party) in Vietnamese

> Về phía + a party (on the part of, as for) opens a sentence that gives one side's position or action, usually after another side has had its say: Về phía…

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**on the part of / for (party)**

Pattern: `Về phía + [party], …`

Level: B2 (our estimate) · Register: formal · Medium: written

Typed without accents: ve phia

*Về phía* + a party (on the part of, as for) opens a sentence that gives one side's position or action, usually after another side has had its say: *Về phía nhà trường, hiệu trưởng cho biết sẽ hoàn trả học phí.* For the school's part, the principal said fees would be refunded.

It's a reporter's tool for stories with two or more sides: a company and its customers, a city and its residents, two governments. Each side gets its paragraph, often starting *Về phía …*. *Về phần mình* (for his, her or its part) does the same for someone just named: *Về phần mình, ông Tâm cho biết …* For his part, Mr Tâm said …

The same words also give a direction: *đi về phía trước* (move forward), *về phía tây* (towards the west), *nhìn về phía tôi* (look towards me). This use is in fact more frequent, and it's everyday. When *về phía* opens the sentence with a person or an organisation, it's "on the part of"; after a verb of moving or looking, it's "towards".

Compare *đối với* (for, towards), which says who something affects or applies to: *đối với học sinh, …* (for pupils, …). *Về phía* says whose side we're now hearing.

You meet the "on the part of" use in news and official reports. In conversation, *còn* does this job: *Còn phía công ty thì sao?* What about the company's side?

## Examples

- Về phía doanh nghiệp, đại diện công ty cam kết bồi thường cho các hộ bị ảnh hưởng. — On the company's side, a representative pledged compensation for the affected households.
- Về phía cơ quan quản lý, Sở Giáo dục cho biết đang xem xét lại quy định. — As for the authorities, the Department of Education said it was reviewing the rule.
- Về phần mình, chủ nhà hàng khẳng định đã làm đúng quy trình. — For his part, the restaurant owner insisted he had followed the correct procedure.
- Đoàn xe di chuyển về phía cửa khẩu từ sáng sớm. — The convoy set off towards the border gate early in the morning.

## Compare

- [For, towards, as for: đối với](https://vietnamesebuddy.com/grammar/doi-voi/): for / towards

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