Vietnamese phrase
How to say “But” in Vietnamese
“But” in Vietnamese is
Mà
Hear it in both accents
Vietnamese sounds noticeably different north to south. Both are recorded so you can match wherever you are.
Northern
Hanoi and the north
Southern
Saigon and the south
Used in a sentence
Tôi học trên ứng dụng nhiều mà vẫn không hiểu người bản xứ nói gì.
I study on the app a lot, but I still don't understand what locals say.
Northern
Hanoi and the north
Southern
Saigon and the south
When you would use it
This line comes from the The Language App Illusion situation pack in XinChao (Beginner) — the moments you actually run into in Việt Nam, not textbook drills.
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