tại sao

Vietnamese

Etymology

tại (“because of; for; to blame”) +‎ sao (“why; how”)

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [taːj˧˨ʔ saːw˧˧]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [taːj˨˩ʔ ʂaːw˧˧] ~ [taːj˨˩ʔ saːw˧˧]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [taːj˨˩˨ ʂaːw˧˧] ~ [taːj˨˩˨ saːw˧˧]
Audio (Hồ Chí Minh City) (file)

Adverb

why
Synonym: vì sao

Tại sao mày làm vậy?
Why did you do that?

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