Definition

1. Adverb:
   • Often, frequently: Indicates that an action or event occurs many times or regularly.
   • Immediately, right away: Indicates that a subsequent action follows the previous one without delay or interruption.
   • In the same instance, along with: Indicates that an additional action is performed or an additional item is included in the same instance as the main one.

Usage Examples

• Adverb (Often):

  • Tôi thường gặp cô ta luôn. (I often see her.)
  • Có khách đến chơi luôn. (Guests come to visit often.)

• Adverb (Immediately):

  • Nó mua quả cam và ăn luôn. (He buys an orange and eats it right away.)
  • Làm xong bài tập, tôi đi ngủ luôn. (After finishing my homework, I went to bed immediately.)

• Adverb (In the same instance):

  • Mua xong cái bàn, mua luôn cái ghế. (After buying the table, I bought the chair along with it / in the same go.)
  • Tôi ra luôn với anh. (I'll go out along with you / at the same time as you.)

Advanced Usage

• "luôn luôn": Always, constantly. This is a reduplicated form that emphasizes continuity or permanence.

  • Tôi luôn luôn nghĩ đến bạn. (I always think of you.)
  • Cô ấy luôn luôn vui vẻ. (She is always cheerful.)

• "luôn tay luôn chân": An idiom meaning "continuously busy," working without stopping.

  • Bà ấy làm việc luôn tay luôn chân. (She works tirelessly, keeping her hands and feet constantly busy.)

Variants and Related Words

• Luôn thể: An adverbial phrase meaning "taking the opportunity to," "while at it," or "in the same instance."
  • Đi chợ, tôi mua luôn thể ít hoa. (Going to the market, I took the opportunity to buy some flowers as well.)

Synonyms

• Thường xuyên: Frequently, regularly (for the "often" meaning).
• Ngay lập tức: Immediately, instantly (for the "immediately" meaning).
• Một thể: In one go, along with (for the "in the same instance" meaning).

Related Phrases

• Ăn luôn: To eat something right away, often immediately after acquiring it.

  • Mua bánh mì xong, tôi ăn luôn trên đường về. (After buying the bread, I ate it right away on the way home.)

• Làm luôn: To do something right away or to include it in the current task.

  • Thấy bẩn, chị ấy lau luôn. (Seeing it was dirty, she wiped it right away.)
  • Sửa cửa, anh ấy sơn luôn. (While fixing the door, he painted it as well.)

Related Idioms

• Luôn miệng: To talk incessantly or without pause.

  • Đứa trẻ kể chuyện luôn miệng. (The child tells stories non-stop.)

• Luôn thể: As mentioned above, this phrase itself functions idiomatically to mean "taking the convenient opportunity."

  • Anh đi ngân hàng, gửi luôn thể bức thư này nhé. (Since you're going to the bank, please post this letter while you're at it.)

1. often
   • tôi thường gặp cô ta luôn
     I often see her
   • luôn luôn
     alway,eternal