trọ
Definition
Verb:
- To lodge; to stay temporarily: To rent a place, typically a room, for temporary accommodation, such as during travel or when away from one's permanent home.
- To board: To live in a rented room, often with meals provided.
Noun:
- Lodgings; boarding house: Refers to the place itself where one rents a room temporarily.
- Rent for lodging: The payment made for such temporary accommodation.
Usage Examples
Verb:
- Chúng tôi sẽ trọ tại khách sạn này hai đêm. (We will lodge at this hotel for two nights.)
- Anh ấy trọ ở một nhà dân gần trường đại học. (He boards at a local house near the university.)
Noun:
- Chỗ trọ của anh ấy rất sạch sẽ. (His lodgings are very clean.)
- Tiền trọ tháng này đã tăng. (The boarding rent has increased this month.)
Advanced Usage
- The word is often used in a humble or modest context, implying simple, non-permanent living arrangements.
- It can form compound nouns that specify the type of lodging or the person involved.
Variants and Related Words
Nhà trọ (n): A boarding house; a guest house.
- Nhà trọ sinh viên thường đông đúc. (Student boarding houses are often crowded.)
Khách trọ (n): A lodger; a boarder; a guest staying at a lodging place.
- Khách trọ mới đến từ sáng nay. (The new lodger arrived this morning.)
Chỗ trọ (n): Lodgings; a rented place to stay.
- Tôi đã tìm được chỗ trọ mới. (I have found new lodgings.)
Synonyms
- Lodge: To reside temporarily.
- Board: To live and receive meals at a place for a fee.
- Stay: To reside temporarily (more general).
Related Idioms and Phrases
- Ăn trọ, ở trọ: To board and lodge; refers to the full arrangement of living away from home, covering both meals and accommodation.
- Học sinh tỉnh xa phải ăn trọ, ở trọ. (Students from distant provinces have to board and lodge.)