Definition

Noun: - Railway station: A building or complex of buildings where trains stop to allow passengers to get on and off, and where goods may be loaded or unloaded. It is the main terminal or stop on a railway line.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Chúng tôi hẹn gặp nhau ở nhà ga. (We arranged to meet at the railway station.)
  • Nhà ga Hà Nội rất đông đúc vào dịp Tết. (Hanoi railway station is very crowded during the Tet holiday.)
  • Xe taxi đang đợi bên ngoài nhà ga. (The taxi is waiting outside the station.)

Advanced Usage

• "nhà ga chính": main/central station.
  • Tàu từ Sài Gòn sẽ đến nhà ga chính. (The train from Saigon will arrive at the main station.)
• "nhà ga hàng hóa": freight station/goods depot.
  • Container được chuyển đến nhà ga hàng hóa. (The containers were transferred to the freight station.)

Variants and Related Words

• Ga (n): A common shortened, colloquial form of "nhà ga", meaning station.
  • Anh ấy đã đến ga. (He has arrived at the station.)
• Sân bay (n): Airport (a related transportation hub, but for airplanes).
• Bến xe (n): Bus station/intercity bus terminal.

Synonyms

• Trạm xe lửa (n): Railway station (a less common, more literal synonym).
• Ga xe lửa (n): Train station (colloquial).

Related Phrases

(Note: "Nhà ga" is a noun and does not form phrasal verbs. Common phrases involve prepositions.) - Ở nhà ga: at the station. - Đến nhà ga: to arrive at the station. - Rời khỏi nhà ga: to leave the station.

Related Idioms

(Note: There are no common idioms specifically using "nhà ga". It is a straightforward, functional term.)

noun

1. railway-station