ngay
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Definition
Adjective:
- Straight; not bent or curved: Describes something that is in a linear, direct line without deviation.
- Honest; upright: Describes a person of integrity who is straightforward and truthful.
Adverb:
- Immediately; right away: Indicates that an action happens without any delay.
- Exactly; precisely: Used to emphasize the exact location, time, or nature of something.
- Even: Used before a noun or noun phrase to introduce an extreme or surprising example, emphasizing the extent of a statement.
Usage Examples
Adjective:
- Hãy treo bức tranh cho ngay. (Hang the picture straight.)
- Anh ấy là một người ngay. (He is an honest person.)
Adverb:
- Hãy làm việc đó ngay! (Do it right now!)
- Cửa hàng nằm ngay góc phố. (The shop is right on the street corner.)
- Ngay cả giáo viên cũng không biết câu trả lời. (Even the teacher didn't know the answer.)
Advanced Usage
"ngay khi": as soon as; immediately when. Used as a conjunction to indicate that one event happens immediately after another.
- Tôi sẽ gọi cho bạn ngay khi tôi đến nơi. (I will call you as soon as I arrive.)
"ngay lập tức": immediately; instantly. A stronger, more formal synonym for the adverbial use of "ngay."
- Yêu cầu phải được thực hiện ngay lập tức. (The request must be carried out immediately.)
Variants and Related Words
Thẳng ngay (adj): perfectly straight; upright (often used for moral character).
- Anh ấy sống một cuộc đời thẳng ngay. (He lives an upright life.)
Ngay thẳng (adj): honest, frank, straightforward.
- Tính cách ngay thẳng của cô ấy rất đáng quý. (Her straightforward character is very admirable.)
Synonyms
- Adjective: straight, direct, honest, upright.
- Adverb: immediately, instantly, directly, precisely, exactly, even.
Related Idioms
Ngay như phỗng: as stiff as a statue. Describes someone standing or sitting very rigidly without moving.
- Cậu bé đứng ngay như phỗng khi bị mẹ mắng. (The boy stood as stiff as a statue when scolded by his mother.)
Lòng ngay dạ thẳng: to have a straight heart and mind; to be honest and upright.
- Cứ sống với lòng ngay dạ thẳng thì không phải sợ gì. (If you live with an honest heart, you have nothing to fear.)
adj
- direct; straight
- để bức tranh cho ngay lạiput the picture straight. straight forward; up right
- người ngaya straight forward person. at once; pat right away
- trả lời ngaythe answer came pat
- As soon as
- ngay khi tôi đến lớp học bắt đầuthe class began as soon as I arrived