"May mà/ hên là/ cũng hên là" in Vietnamese: meaning, usage & examples (Southern dialect)

Definition

What it means

English

"Luckily" denotes that what happened was a blessing in the judgment of the speaker. This expression is often used in spoken language

Tiếng Việt

May mà biểu thị việc đã xảy ra là một điều may mắn theo đánh giá của người nói. Cách nói này thường được sử dụng nhiều trong văn nói

Examples

In real Southern Vietnamese

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Nó bị xe đụng, Cũng hên là chỉ bị gãy tay thôi

It was in a car crash. Luckily, only broken arm
Hên là tôi đã ở đây chứ không phải một mình anh thì biết phải sao?

Luckily I'm here, if it's only you, what should you do?
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Usage notes

'May mà / hên là / cũng hên là + clause' = 'Luckily, ...'. Marks a fortunate outcome from the speaker's view. 'Cũng hên là chỉ gãy tay thôi' = Luckily, only an arm got broken (and not worse).

May mà/ hên là/ cũng hên là

What it means

In real Southern Vietnamese

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