làm rầy
Definition
- Verb:
- To bother, to annoy, to pester: To cause mild irritation or disturbance to someone, often through persistent or unwelcome actions.
- To trouble, to inconvenience: To cause someone minor difficulty or disturbance.
Usage Examples
- Verb:
- Đừng làm rầy tôi lúc này. (Don't bother me right now.)
- Con chó cứ làm rầy khách bằng tiếng sủa của nó. (The dog kept annoying the guests with its barking.)
- Anh ấy thường xuyên làm rầy hàng xóm bằng âm nhạc ồn ào. (He frequently troubles the neighbors with loud music.)
Advanced Usage
- "làm rầy rà": A slightly more emphatic or prolonged form, meaning to cause persistent annoyance or trouble.
- Việc nhỏ ấy đừng làm rầy rà mãi. (Don't keep making a fuss about that small matter.)
Variants and Related Words
- Quấy rầy (verb): To disturb, to harass. This is a stronger and more common synonym.
- Xin đừng quấy rầy khi tôi đang làm việc. (Please do not disturb me while I am working.)
- Rầy rà (adjective/adverb): Troublesome, bothersome; in a troublesome manner.
- Công việc rầy rà này tốn nhiều thời gian. (This troublesome work takes a lot of time.)
Synonyms
- Làm phiền: To bother, to trouble.
- Gây khó chịu: To cause annoyance.
- Quấy nhiễu: To pester, to harass (often more serious).
Related Phrases (Phrasal Verbs)
Note: As a single verb, "làm rầy" is typically used as is. The related phrases often involve its synonym "quấy rầy". - Quấy rầy ai đó: To bother/disturb someone. - Đám trẻ hay quấy rầy ông lão. (The children often bother the old man.)
Related Idioms
- Cơm không lành, canh không ngọt: (Literally: The rice isn't good, the soup isn't sweet). Used to describe a situation full of petty annoyances and troubles.
- Gia đình ấy lúc nào cũng cơm không lành, canh không ngọt. (That family is always full of bickering and petty annoyances.) This idiom conveys a state of being "bothered" or troubled by many small things.