How do you say “possibly” in Vietnamese?

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

Vietnamese words for “possibly”

• có thểListenadverb
  Hanoi [kɔ˧˦ tʰe˧˩] · Saigon [kɔ˦˥ tʰej˨˩˦]có rising thể dipping

  can; may; possibly

  • Có thể đấy!Possibly!
• có lẽListenadverb
  Hanoi [kɔ˧˦ lɛ˦ˀ˥] · Saigon [kɔ˦˥ lɛ˨˩˦]có rising lẽ creaky rising

  maybe; perhaps; probably

  • Có lẽ tuần sau công ty sẽ đóng cửa.Possibly the factory will be closed down next week.

Related Vietnamese words

• cò lẹListenadverb

  maybe; perhaps; probably

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.