# thế mà meaning in Vietnamese: and yet (A2)

> thế mà means “and yet, even so” in Vietnamese. Examples with audio.

Source: https://vietnamesebuddy.com/words/the-ma/ · Updated 2026-10-18

**thế mà**: and yet

Level: A2 (our estimate)

Typed without accents: the ma

## 1. and yet (conjunction)

and yet, even so

Northern; in Saigon, *vậy mà*.

- Anh ấy hứa rồi, thế mà không đến. — He promised, and yet he didn't come.
- Học cả năm, thế mà vẫn trượt. — I studied all year, and still failed.

In Saigon you say [vậy mà](https://vietnamesebuddy.com/words/vay-ma/#s_vay_ma).

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