# như vậy meaning in Vietnamese: like that (A2)

> như vậy means “like that, so” in Vietnamese. Examples with audio, in Northern and Southern wording.

Source: https://vietnamesebuddy.com/words/nhu-vay/ · Updated 2026-10-18

**như vậy**: so

Level: A2 (our estimate)

Typed without accents: nhu vay

## 1. so (adverb)

like that, so, thus

At the start of a sentence, *Như vậy, …* draws a conclusion from what was just said; that use is common in writing and the news. In Hà Nội, *như thế*.

- Saigon: Đừng làm như vậy nha. | Hà Nội: Đừng làm như thế nhé. — Don't do it like that.
- Saigon: Như vậy, mỗi người hai trăm ngàn. | Hà Nội: Như vậy, mỗi người hai trăm nghìn. — So that's two hundred thousand each.

In Hà Nội you say [như thế](https://vietnamesebuddy.com/words/nhu-the/#s_nhu_the).

Grammar: [Summing up: tóm lại, nhìn chung, như vậy](https://vietnamesebuddy.com/grammar/tom-lai/)

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