# vậy thì meaning in Vietnamese: in that case (A2)

> vậy thì means “in that case, well then” in Vietnamese. Examples with audio, in Northern and Southern wording.

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

**vậy thì**: in that case

Level: A2 (our estimate)

Typed without accents: vay thi

## 1. in that case (conjunction)

in that case, well then

Draws a conclusion from what was just said, usually to suggest something. In Hà Nội, *thế thì*.

- Saigon: Vậy thì mình đi taxi. | Hà Nội: Thế thì mình đi taxi. — In that case, let's take a taxi.
- Saigon: Em mệt hả? Vậy thì về nghỉ đi. | Hà Nội: Em mệt à? Thế thì về nghỉ đi. — Tired? Then go home and rest.

In Hà Nội you say [thế thì](https://vietnamesebuddy.com/words/the-thi/#s_the_thi).

Saigon only

Grammar: [In that case: vậy thì / thế thì](https://vietnamesebuddy.com/grammar/vay-thi-in-that-case/)

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