Definition

1. Adverb:

   • Already: Indicates that an action has been completed or a state has been reached by the present moment or a specified past time.
   • Then / Afterwards / Next: Used to indicate a sequence of events, meaning "after that" or "subsequently."

2. Verb:

   • To finish / to be done / to be completed: Describes the state of an action or task being concluded.

Usage Examples

• Adverb (Already):

  • Tôi ăn rồi. (I have already eaten.)
  • Mười một giờ rồi. (It's already eleven o'clock.)
  • Nó đã đi rồi. (He has already left.)

• Adverb (Then / Afterwards):

  • Làm bài tập đi, rồi hãy chơi. (Do your homework first, then you can play.)
  • Họ vào rồi lại ra. (They went in and then came back out.)

• Verb (To finish):

  • Công việc này rồi chưa? (Is this work finished yet?)
  • Việc đã rồi. (It's a done deal. / The matter is finished.)

Advanced Usage

• "Rồi sao?" / "Rồi thì sao?": "So what?" or "And then what?" Used to ask for a consequence or to express indifference.

  • Anh nói thế rồi sao? (You said that, so what?)

• "Tất nhiên rồi": "Of course" or "Naturally." A common phrase expressing strong agreement or obviousness.

  • Anh sẽ giúp chứ? — Tất nhiên rồi! (Will you help? — Of course!)

• "Rồi sẽ...": "Will... later / eventually." Used to express a future action that follows another.

  • Rồi sẽ hay. (We'll see later.)
  • Rồi con sẽ hiểu. (You will understand eventually.)

Variants and Related Words

• Xong rồi (phrase): Done, finished, completed.

  • Tôi làm xong rồi. (I'm done / I have finished.)

• Đã rồi (phrase): Already done; often used to refer to a fait accompli.

  • Đó là chuyện đã rồi. (That's a done deal / an accomplished fact.)

Synonyms

• Already: đã (when used as an adverb).
• Then: sau đó, tiếp theo.
• To finish: xong, hoàn thành, kết thúc.

Related Idioms and Phrases

• Ngồi rồi: To be idle; to sit around doing nothing.

  • Suốt ngày anh ta chỉ ngồi rồi. (He just sits around idle all day.)

• Rồi đây: In the future, later on.

  • Rồi đây anh sẽ hối hận. (You will regret it later.)

• Chưa rồi!: Not yet finished! / It's not over! Often used as a warning or challenge.

  • Trận đấu này chưa rồi đâu! (This match isn't over yet!)

1. already; then; after
   • mười một giờ rồi
     Eleven o'clock already ago
   • mười năm rồi
     ten years ago

verb

1. to finish
   • rồi chưa?
     Have you finished?