luôn tiện
Học thuậtThân thiện
Definition
- Adverb:
- At the same time, while you're at it: Indicates doing something conveniently or opportunistically along with another main action, without needing a separate or special effort.
- Incidentally, by the way: Used to introduce a related action or remark that is done or mentioned conveniently.
Usage Examples
- Adverb:
- Anh đi chợ à? Luôn tiện mua giúp tôi ít rau nhé. (Are you going to the market? While you're at it, could you buy some vegetables for me?)
- Tôi đến thư viện trả sách, luôn tiện mượn thêm vài quyển mới. (I went to the library to return books and, at the same time, borrowed some new ones.)
- Luôn tiện đây, tôi muốn hỏi bạn một câu. (By the way/Incidentally, I want to ask you a question.)
Advanced Usage
- Used to express a convenient, added action: The word emphasizes the efficiency of combining actions. The added action is secondary and benefits from the context of the primary action.
- Đi công tác Sài Gòn, anh ấy luôn tiện ghé thăm gia đình. (On a business trip to Saigon, he conveniently dropped by to visit his family.)
Variants and Related Words
- Tiện thể (Adverb/Conjunction): Has a nearly identical meaning and usage to 'luôn tiện', often translated as "while you're at it" or "incidentally".
- Tiện thể, bạn cho tôi xin số điện thoại. (Incidentally, could you give me your phone number?)
- Nhân tiện (Adjunction/Conjunction): Means "taking the opportunity", "while on the subject", or "by the way". It is very similar but can sometimes imply a stronger logical connection to the main topic.
- Nhân tiện nói về du lịch, bạn đã đi Đà Lạt bao giờ chưa? (Speaking of travel, have you ever been to Da Lat?)
Synonyms
- Nhân thể: Taking the opportunity (similar to 'nhân tiện').
- Một thể: In one go, all at once (emphasizes doing things together).
- Thuận tiện: Convenient (an adjective describing a situation, not an adverb for an action).
Related Phrases
- Làm luôn một thể: To do it all in one go.
- Dọn dẹp phòng khách xong, tôi làm luôn một thể cả phòng ngủ. (After cleaning the living room, I did the bedroom all in one go.)
Related Idioms
- Một công đôi việc: Literally "one effort, two tasks"; meaning to kill two birds with one stone. This idiom conveys a similar idea of efficiency as 'luôn tiện' but is a complete phrase describing a beneficial outcome.
- Vừa tập thể dục vừa nghe tin tức thế này là một công đôi việc. (Exercising while listening to the news like this is killing two birds with one stone.)
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