Definition

1. Adjective phrase:
   • Pleasantly cool weather: Describes a day or period when the weather is comfortably cool, refreshing, and agreeable, often due to a breeze, cloud cover, or lower temperatures.
   • Nice and cool (weather): A common, idiomatic expression used to comment on the state of the weather being pleasant and cool.

Usage Examples

• Adjective phrase:
  • Hôm nay mát trời. (The weather is pleasantly cool today.)
  • Mùa thu Hà Nội thường rất mát trời. (Autumn in Hanoi is usually very nice and cool.)
  • Chúng ta đi dạo đi, mát trời quá! (Let's go for a walk; the weather is so refreshing!)

Advanced Usage

• The phrase is almost exclusively used as a standalone comment on the general weather condition. It is not typically used to modify a noun directly (e.g., not "a day").

Variants and Related Words

• Trời mát (adj phrase): A variant with the same meaning (The weather is cool).

  • Trời hôm nay thật mát. (The weather today is truly cool.)

• Mát mẻ (adj): Cool, refreshing (can describe weather, air, or a place).

  • Thời tiết mát mẻ. (The weather is cool and pleasant.)

Synonyms

• Cool: Of or at a fairly low temperature.
• Pleasant: (Of weather) fine and enjoyable.
• Refreshing: Serving to refresh or reinvigorate, often used for cool air.

Related Idioms

• Mát trời mát đất: An intensified expression meaning extremely pleasant and cool weather, creating a general feeling of comfort.
  • Sáng sớm ở đây mát trời mát đất. (The early morning here is wonderfully cool and pleasant.)