How do you say “otherwise” in Vietnamese?

“Otherwise” in Vietnamese is bằng không (otherwise), kẻo (otherwise).

Vietnamese words for “otherwise”

• bằng khôngListenconjunction
  Hanoi [ʔɓaŋ˨˩ xəwŋ͡m˧˧] · Saigon [ʔɓaŋ˨˩ kʰəwŋ͡m˧˧]bằng falling không level

  otherwise; if not; else

  for “otherwise” meaning: In different circumstances; or else.

• kẻoListenconjunction
  Hanoi [kɛw˧˩] · Saigon [kɛw˨˩˦]kẻo dipping

  otherwise; lest

Related Vietnamese words

• khácListenadjective

  different; other

Translations matched from English Wiktionary (translation tables and Vietnamese entries, via kaikki.org; CC BY-SA 4.0) and the NgonNgu English–Vietnamese dictionary, reviewed and edited; examples from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). The Listen button uses your browser's Vietnamese voice.