gà gật

Sau bữa trưa, cậu bé cảm thấy gà gật trên ghế sofa.

Definitions

1. Adjective:

   • Drowsy, sleepy: Describes a state of being half-asleep, struggling to stay awake, often with the head nodding.
   • Sleepy, somnolent: Characterized by a strong desire to sleep or a lack of alertness.

2. Verb (to be/act drowsy):

   • To nod off, to doze: The action of falling into a light, intermittent sleep, especially while sitting.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:

  • Sau bữa trưa, tôi cảm thấy rất gà gật. (After lunch, I feel very drowsy.)
  • Đứa trẻ có vẻ gà gật trên ghế sofa. (The child looks sleepy on the sofa.)

• Verb:

  • Ông cụ gà gật trên ghế bành. (The old man is nodding off in the armchair.)
  • Cô ấy gà gật trong cuộc họp dài. (She kept dozing off during the long meeting.)

Advanced Usage

• "ngủ gà ngủ gật": To sleep fitfully, to be in a state of intermittent, light sleep.
  • Anh ấy chỉ ngủ gà ngủ gật được vài tiếng đêm qua. (He only managed to sleep fitfully for a few hours last night.)

Variants and Related Words

• Gật gù (verb): To nod (in agreement or understanding). This implies a conscious action, unlike the involuntary nodding of "gà gật".
  • Nghe giảng, anh ấy gật gù tỏ vẻ tán thành. (Listening to the lecture, he nodded in agreement.)

Synonyms

• Buồn ngủ (adj): Sleepy.
• Lơ mơ (adj): Dazed, half-awake.
• Thiu thiu ngủ (verb): To be in a light, drowsy sleep.

Related Phrases (Phrasal Verbs)

(This section is less common for adjectives/verbs of state like "gà gật". Its meaning is typically expressed directly.)

Related Idioms

• Gà tồ: A slang term for someone who is slow, dull, or not sharp (literally "inferior chicken"). While sharing the root "gà", its meaning is different, relating to lack of intelligence/ability rather than sleepiness.
  • Nó làm gì cũng chậm, đúng là đồ gà tồ. (He does everything slowly, he's such a dullard.)