hôm qua
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Definition
Adverb:
- Yesterday: Refers to the day immediately before today. It is used to indicate a point in time in the recent past.
Noun:
- Yesterday: Can function as a noun to denote the period of time that was the day before today.
Usage Examples
Adverb:
- Hôm qua trời mưa. (Yesterday, it rained.)
- Tôi đã gặp cô ấy hôm qua. (I met her yesterday.)
Noun:
- Hôm qua là một ngày đáng nhớ. (Yesterday was a memorable day.)
- Chúng tôi đã thảo luận vấn đề này từ hôm qua. (We have been discussing this issue since yesterday.)
Advanced Usage
- "ngày hôm qua": This is a more formal or emphatic variant, explicitly using "ngày" (day) for clarity.
- Sự kiện đó diễn ra vào ngày hôm qua. (That event took place yesterday.)
Variants and Related Words
Hôm kia (n, adv): The day before yesterday.
- Tôi về quê hôm kia. (I returned to my hometown the day before yesterday.)
Hôm nay (n, adv): Today.
- Hôm nọ (n, adv): The other day (an unspecified recent past day).
Synonyms
- The previous day: A more formal synonym for yesterday.
Related Idioms and Phrases
Chuyện của hôm qua: Literally "yesterday's story," meaning something that is already past and should be forgotten.
- Thôi, đừng nhắc nữa, đó là chuyện của hôm qua rồi. (Stop mentioning it; that's already yesterday's news.)
Hôm qua tươi sáng: Literally "a bright yesterday," used nostalgically to refer to a happy past.
- Anh ấy luôn nhớ về một hôm qua tươi sáng. (He always remembers a bright yesterday.)
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