How do you say “perhaps” in Vietnamese?

“Perhaps” in Vietnamese is có lẽ (maybe), có thể (can).

Vietnamese words for “perhaps”

• có lẽListenadverb
  Hanoi [kɔ˧˦ lɛ˦ˀ˥] · Saigon [kɔ˦˥ lɛ˨˩˦]có rising lẽ creaky rising

  maybe; perhaps; probably

  for “perhaps” meaning: Possibly.

  • Có lẽ Tom sẽ không mua thứ đó đâu.Perhaps Tom won't buy that.
• có thểListenadverb
  Hanoi [kɔ˧˦ tʰe˧˩] · Saigon [kɔ˦˥ tʰej˨˩˦]có rising thể dipping

  can; may; possibly

  for “perhaps” meaning: Possibly.

Related Vietnamese words

• cò lẹListenadverb

  maybe; perhaps; probably

• âuListenadverb

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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.