Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Familiar: Known from long or repeated experience; easily recognized because of previous exposure or acquaintance.
   • Customary / Habitual: Something that is usual, typical, or regularly encountered.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • Đây là một khung cảnh rất quen thuộc với tôi. (This is a very familiar scene to me.)
  • Cô ấy có một giọng nói quen thuộc. (She has a familiar voice.)
  • Công việc hàng ngày đã trở nên quen thuộc. (The daily work has become customary.)

Advanced Usage

• Used to describe abstract concepts like feelings or atmospheres.
  • Cảm giác quen thuộc của ngôi nhà cũ khiến tôi bồi hồi. (The familiar feeling of the old house made me emotional.)

Variants and Related Words

• Quen (adj/v): To be acquainted with; to know someone or something.

  • Tôi quen biết anh ấy. (I am acquainted with him.)

• Thuộc (v): To belong to; to be part of. (Note: In "quen thuộc", "thuộc" intensifies the state of being known or familiar.)

Synonyms

• Familiar: Well known from long or close association.
• Customary: According to the customs or usual practices.
• Habituated: Made or become accustomed to something.

Related Idioms

• Quen mặt: To be familiar with someone's face (to recognize someone).

  • Tôi thấy anh ta quen mặt lắm. (I find his face very familiar.)

• Quen tay: To be skilled or accustomed to a task through practice (literally, "familiar hands").

  • Công việc này tôi làm đã quen tay rồi. (I am used to doing this job; my hands are familiar with it.)

1. Acquainted for long, familiar, of an old acquaintance
   • Người quen thuộc
     An old acquaintance
   • Việc quen thuộc
     A familiar job