lại nhà

Trời tối rồi, chúng ta nên lại nhà thôi.

Definition

1. Verb Phrase:
   • To return home: The phrase "lại nhà" means to go back to one's own house or dwelling place. It specifically indicates the action of coming back to the home base.

Usage Examples

• Verb Phrase:
  • Trời tối rồi, chúng ta nên lại nhà thôi. (It's dark now, we should return home.)
  • Sau một ngày làm việc mệt mỏi, anh ấy chỉ muốn lại nhà. (After a tiring day at work, he just wants to go back home.)

Advanced Usage

• The phrase is somewhat literary or formal in modern spoken Vietnamese. In everyday conversation, "về nhà" is more commonly used for "to return home."

Variants and Related Words

• Về nhà (v): to go/come back home (more common).
  • Tôi về nhà lúc 5 giờ. (I came home at 5 o'clock.)

Synonyms

• Return home: to go back to one's place of residence.
• Go back home: to return to the house.