Definition

1. Adverbial phrase:
   • Last time: Refers to the most recent previous occurrence of a similar event, trip, or instance within a sequence. It indicates the immediately preceding occasion before the current or mentioned one.

Usage Examples

• Adverbial phrase:
  • Chuyến trước, chúng tôi đã đi Đà Lạt. (Last time, we went to Da Lat.)
  • Anh ấy đã gặp cô ấy trong chuyến trước. (He met her the last time.)
  • So với chuyến trước, chuyến này vui hơn. (Compared to the last time, this trip is more fun.)

Advanced Usage

• Used to contrast a previous experience with the current or a future one.
  • Chuyến trước trời mưa, nhưng chuyến này nắng đẹp. (Last time it rained, but this time the weather is beautiful.)

Variants and Related Words

• Lần trước (adverbial phrase): The previous time or occasion. Often interchangeable with "chuyến trước," though "lần" is more general for occasions, while "chuyến" often implies a trip or journey.
  • Lần trước tôi đến muộn. (The previous time I was late.)

Synonyms

• The previous time: The occasion immediately before the current one.
• The last trip: Specifically referring to the most recent journey.

Notes on Usage

• "Chuyến trước" is commonly used in conversational Vietnamese to refer to a prior trip, voyage, or round of travel (e.g., bus run, flight, business trip). For general non-travel occasions, "lần trước" is more frequent.
• It typically functions as an adverbial phrase modifying a clause.

1. last time