chứ
of course · expecting yes · rather than
Typed without accents: chu
Meanings
Highlighted words are what Saigon and Hà Nội say differently.
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of course
particleof course, sure
At the end of an answer, after the verb from the question: Có chứ!, Được chứ!
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Có chứ!
Of course!
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expecting yes
particleAt the end of a statement, it asks for a yes you already expect, like '…, right?' or '…, I hope?'. Warm, but don't use it when you really don't know.
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You're coming tomorrow, right?
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rather than
conjunctionrather than, not
Usually chứ không or chứ không phải: the first thing is right, the second isn't.
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Anh muốn trà nóng chứ không phải trà đá.
I want hot tea, not iced tea.
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