Definition

1. Noun:

   • Summer: The hottest season of the year, occurring between spring and autumn.
   • Sidewalk; Pavement: A paved path for pedestrians at the side of a road.

2. Interjection:

   • Hey; Come on: A word used to urge or encourage a group to act together, often shouted to coordinate effort.
   • Isn't it?; Right?: A particle used at the end of a sentence to seek agreement, confirmation, or to add a persuasive, intimate tone.

Usage Examples

• Noun (Season):

  • Trời mùa hè rất nóng. (The weather in summer is very hot.)
  • Chúng tôi có kỳ nghỉ hè dài. (We have a long summer holiday.)

• Noun (Sidewalk):

  • Xin hãy đi trên vỉa hè. (Please walk on the sidewalk.)
  • Không được đỗ xe trên lòng đường và hè phố. (You must not park on the roadway and the pavement.)

• Interjection (Urging):

  • Mọi người hè nhau khiêng cái bàn này đi! (Everyone, heave-ho together to move this table!)
• Interjection (Seeking agreement):
  • Bộ phim này hay quá hè? (This movie is really good, isn't it?)

Advanced Usage

• "hè nhau": To join forces; to do something together in a coordinated, often vigorous way.
  • Lũ trẻ hè nhau đẩy chiếc xe bị hỏng. (The children joined forces to push the broken car.)

Variants and Related Words

• Vỉa hè (n): The full and more formal term for sidewalk/pavement.

  • Hàng quán lấn chiếm vỉa hè. (Street vendors encroach on the sidewalk.)

• Nghỉ hè (v/n): To take a summer break; summer vacation.

  • Học sinh đang nghỉ hè. (The students are on summer break.)

• Nắng hè (n): Summer sun/sunshine.

  • Nắng hè chói chang. (The summer sun is blazing.)

Synonyms

• Summer: hot season.
• Sidewalk: pavement, footpath.
• Interjection (urging): hey, come on, all together.
• Interjection (agreeing): right?, isn't it?, don't you think?.

Related Idioms

• Hè phố: Refers to the street pavement/sidewalk area, often used in urban contexts.
  • Dọn dẹp vệ sinh hè phố. (To clean the street sidewalks.)

noun

1. summer
   • kỳ nghỉ hè
     The summer holidays

noun

1. sidewalk; pavement