ngủ trọ
Definition
- Verb phrase:
- To stay overnight (as a guest or lodger): The primary meaning of "ngủ trọ" is to sleep temporarily at someone else's house or at a lodging place, typically for a short period, often implying payment or informal hospitality.
Usage Examples
- Verb phrase:
- Trời tối quá, tôi xin phép ngủ trọ tại nhà bạn một đêm. (It's too dark; I ask for permission to stay overnight at your house for one night.)
- Khi đi công tác, anh ấy thường ngủ trọ ở nhà khách. (When on a business trip, he often stays overnight at a guest house.)
- Chúng tôi không về kịp, đành phải tìm chỗ ngủ trọ. (We couldn't return in time, so we had to find a place to stay overnight.)
Advanced Usage
- The phrase often carries a nuance of temporary, non-permanent accommodation. It is more specific than simply "ngủ" (to sleep) and implies the context of being away from one's own home.
Variants and Related Words
Nhà trọ (n): a lodging house, a guest house.
- Anh ấy thuê một phòng trong nhà trọ. (He rents a room in a lodging house.)
Ở trọ (v): to lodge, to rent a room (typically for a longer period than "ngủ trọ").
- Sinh viên thường ở trọ gần trường đại học. (Students often lodge near the university.)
Synonyms
- To lodge: to stay temporarily in a place, often paying for accommodation.
- To stay overnight: to sleep at a place for a night.
Related Idioms
- Ngủ nhờ: to sleep over (at someone's place), often emphasizing reliance on hospitality without necessarily paying.
- Vì lỡ chuyến xe, tôi phải ngủ nhờ nhà họ hàng. (Because I missed the bus, I had to sleep over at my relative's house.)