nước đá
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Definition
Noun: 1. Ice: Water that has frozen and become solid due to being cooled to a very low temperature. This is the most common and general meaning. 2. Ice cube(s): A small, usually cube-shaped piece of ice, made for cooling drinks.
Usage
- Nước đá is an uncountable noun when referring to the substance in general (like "ice").
- It can be used as a countable noun when referring to individual pieces (like "ice cubes").
- It is commonly used to talk about cooling food and drinks, or about cold weather phenomena.
Examples
- General substance:
- Quán nước đó bán cả cà phê nóng lẫn cà phê nước đá. (That drink shop sells both hot coffee and iced coffee.)
- Đường trơn vì có nước đá. (The road is slippery because there is ice.)
- Individual pieces:
- Cho hai viên nước đá vào ly của tôi. (Put two ice cubes in my glass.)
- Anh ấy bỏ nước đá vào cốc bia. (He put ice in his beer glass.)
Advanced Usage / Nuances
- The phrase "nước đá" specifically refers to ice made by human action (in a freezer, ice maker). Natural ice, like on a frozen lake, can also be called "nước đá" but is often more specifically described (e.g., on roads).
- In some Southern Vietnamese dialects, "đá" alone is commonly used in casual speech to mean "ice" (e.g., = iced coffee).
Variants and Related Words
- Đá (noun): A common short form for "nước đá", especially in compound words or Southern dialect.
- cà phê đá (iced coffee)
- Cục đá / Viên đá (noun): Literally "piece of stone/rock", but often used to mean "ice cube".
- Băng (noun): Can mean "ice", but often refers to a sheet or layer of ice (e.g., - ice on the lake) or is used in scientific/technical terms (e.g., - the Arctic).
- Tủ đá / Tủ lạnh (noun): Refrigerator/Freezer. "Thùng đựng nước đá" (ice-box) is an older or more specific term for a container to keep ice.
Synonyms
- Đá (short form)
- Băng (for ice in a sheet/layer or natural context)
Common Phrases / Collocations
- Cà phê nước đá / cà phê đá: Iced coffee.
- Trà đá: Iced tea.
- Nước ngọt có nước đá: Soft drink with ice.
- Bỏ nước đá / Cho đá vào: To put ice in (something).
- Máy làm nước đá: Ice maker.