Vậy (Par 2)

Situations

S: Nam and Lan find that tickets for the play are sold out.

Chúng ta đi ăn kem vậy.
(Let's go for ice cream instead.)

Because their original plan failed, Nam suggests an alternate option.

Definition

Vậy, as a sentence-final particle, is used to suggest an alternate option to take the place of the original intention.

Related Expressions

• vậy and thế: Thế cannot be used in place of vậy when suggesting that the listener accept an alternate solution.

Chờ lâu quá, chúng ta ăn trước vậy / *thế.
(It's such a long wait; let's eat first instead.)

Combinations

• Thôi, ... vậy.:

[1] Thôi, chúng ta về vậy. (Anyway, let's just go back.)

• đành... vậy:

[2] Làm ở đây lương thấp, nhưng chúng ta đành chấp nhận vậy.
    (The salary here is low, but we have to accept it.) (Because there's no other way.)