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

> vậy mà means “and yet, even so” in Vietnamese. Examples with audio, in Northern and Southern wording.

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

**vậy mà**: and yet

Level: A2 (our estimate)

Typed without accents: vay ma

## 1. and yet (conjunction)

and yet, even so

Points back to what was just said, with surprise or disappointment. In Hà Nội, *thế mà*.

- Saigon: Em nói rồi, vậy mà anh vẫn quên. | Hà Nội: Em nói rồi, thế mà anh vẫn quên. — I told you, and you still forgot.
- Saigon: Trời mưa lớn, vậy mà anh ấy vẫn tới. | Hà Nội: Trời mưa to, thế mà anh ấy vẫn đến. — It was pouring, and yet he still came.

In Hà Nội you say [thế mà](https://vietnamesebuddy.com/words/the-ma/#s_the_ma).

Saigon only

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