Definition

1. Noun:
   • Morning: The period of time from sunrise to noon, or from midnight to noon. It refers to the early part of the day.
   • A morning session/event: Can refer to a specific event, class, or activity that takes place during the morning hours.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Buổi sáng hôm nay thật mát mẻ. (This morning is very cool.)
  • Tôi thường tập thể dục vào buổi sáng. (I usually exercise in the morning.)
  • Buổi sáng mai chúng ta có một cuộc họp. (We have a meeting tomorrow morning.)

Advanced Usage

• "Buổi sáng sớm": Early morning.
  • Anh ấy dậy từ buổi sáng sớm. (He wakes up from early morning.)
• "Đầu buổi sáng": Early in the morning.
  • Công viên rất đông vào đầu buổi sáng. (The park is very crowded early in the morning.)
• "Giữa buổi sáng": Mid-morning.
  • Chúng tôi sẽ nghỉ giải lao giữa buổi sáng. (We will have a break mid-morning.)

Variants and Related Words

• Sáng (n/adj): Can be used more generally for "morning" or as an adjective meaning "bright" or "light".
  • Mặt trời lên làm cả căn phòng sáng rực. (The sun rose, making the whole room bright.)
• Sáng sớm (n): Early morning.
  • Tiếng chim hót mỗi sáng sớm. (The sound of birds singing every early morning.)
• Buổi (n): A general classifier for a period or session of the day (e.g., morning, afternoon, evening).
  • Buổi chiều (afternoon), buổi tối (evening).

Synonyms

• Ban mai (n, literary): Dawn, early morning. Often has a more poetic connotation.
  • Ánh ban mai chiếu qua cửa sổ. (The dawn light shines through the window.)
• Bình minh (n): Dawn, sunrise. Focuses on the moment the sun rises.
  • Chúng tôi ngắm bình minh trên biển. (We watched the sunrise over the sea.)

Related Phrases (Phrasal Verbs)

(Note: As 'buổi sáng' is a noun, it does not have phrasal verbs. This section lists common prepositional phrases.) - Vào buổi sáng: In the morning. - Tôi uống cà phê vào buổi sáng. (I drink coffee in the morning.) - Mỗi buổi sáng: Every morning. - Mỗi buổi sáng, ông ấy đều đọc báo. (Every morning, he reads the newspaper.) - Suốt buổi sáng: Throughout the morning / All morning. - Cô ấy làm việc suốt buổi sáng. (She worked all morning.)

Related Idioms

• Sáng như ban ngày: (Lit: Bright as daytime). Used to describe a place that is very well-lit, even at night.
  • Đèn đường làm con phố sáng như ban ngày. (The street lights make the road bright as daytime.)
• Đầu xuôi đuôi lọt (sometimes used in context with starting a day): (Lit: If the head goes through, the tail will follow). A good beginning leads to a good ending. Can be applied to starting the morning well.
  • Một buổi sáng thuận lợi, đầu xuôi đuôi lọt. (A smooth morning means a good start leads to a good finish.)

1. Morning
2. In the morning