Definitions

1. Adjective:
   • Shady and cool: Describes a place that is both shaded from direct sunlight and pleasantly cool.
   • In the shade: Being in an area protected from the sun, resulting in a lower temperature and softer light.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • Chúng tôi ngồi nghỉ dưới tán cây râm mát. (We sat and rested under the shady, cool tree canopy.)
  • Buổi chiều, khu vườn trở nên rất râm mát. (In the afternoon, the garden becomes very shady and cool.)
  • Hãy tìm một chỗ râm mát để tránh nắng. (Let's find a shady spot to avoid the sun.)

Advanced Usage

• "bóng râm mát mẻ": a cool, refreshing shade.
  • Con đường nhỏ có bóng râm mát mẻ của những hàng cây cổ thụ. (The small path has the cool, refreshing shade of ancient trees.)

Variants and Related Words

• Râm (adj): Shady, providing shade. Often used alone but can imply coolness.
  • Gốc cây này rất râm. (The base of this tree is very shady.)
• Mát mẻ (adj): Cool and refreshing (can refer to weather, wind, or a place, not necessarily shaded).
  • Thời tiết hôm nay thật mát mẻ. (The weather today is very cool and pleasant.)

Synonyms

• Có bóng mát: Having shade.
• Mát: Cool (a broader term that can apply to temperature, not specifically shade).

Related Phrases

• Vào chỗ râm mát: To go into the shade/a cool place.
  • Trời nắng quá, chúng ta nên vào chỗ râm mát. (It's too sunny, we should go into the shade.)

Related Idioms

• (Hưởng/ngồi) chỗ râm mát ăn của ngọt: (To sit in) a cool, shady place and enjoy sweet fruits. This idiom describes a life of ease, comfort, and enjoyment without hardship.
  • Anh ấy có cuộc sống nhàn hạ, đúng là ngồi chỗ râm mát ăn của ngọt. (He has a leisurely life, truly like sitting in a cool shade and eating sweet fruits.)

1. Shady and fresh; in the shade