Definition

1. Noun Phrase:
   • Tonight: Refers to the night of the current day or the night that is about to begin. It indicates the period from evening until the following morning on the present day.

Usage Examples

• Noun Phrase:
  • Thời tiết đêm nay sẽ rất lạnh. (The weather tonight will be very cold.)
  • Chúng tôi có kế hoạch đi xem phim đêm nay. (We have plans to go to the movies tonight.)
  • Đêm nay trăng sáng quá. (Tonight the moon is so bright.)

Advanced Usage

• "Vào đêm nay": On this night, during tonight. This is a slightly more formal or emphatic way to specify the time.
  • Sự kiện đặc biệt sẽ diễn ra vào đêm nay. (The special event will take place on this night.)

Variants and Related Words

• Tối nay (noun phrase): This evening, tonight. often refers to the earlier part of the night (evening), while can refer to the entire night period. They are often used interchangeably in casual conversation.
  • Hẹn gặp bạn tối nay nhé! (See you this evening!)
• Đêm (noun): Night.
  • Một đêm dài. (A long night.)
• Hôm nay (noun phrase): Today.
  • Hôm nay là thứ Hai. (Today is Monday.)

Synonyms

• Tối nay: This evening, tonight (see note above on nuance).
• Ban đêm hôm nay: The night of today (more descriptive, less common).

Related Phrases

• Đêm khuya: Late at night.
  • Anh ấy thường làm việc đêm khuya. (He often works late at night.)
• Qua đêm: To stay overnight.
  • Chúng tôi sẽ qua đêm ở khách sạn. (We will stay overnight at the hotel.)

Related Idioms

• Đêm dài lắm mộng: A long night brings many dreams (implying that overthinking during a long night leads to many worries or fantasies).
  • Cứ nghĩ mãi, đêm dài lắm mộng đấy. (If you keep thinking about it, a long night brings many dreams.)
• Cơm ngày, cháo đêm: Rice for the day, porridge for the night (an idiom describing a life of poverty or scarcity, having just enough to get by).
  • Gia đình họ sống cuộc sống cơm ngày, cháo đêm. (Their family lives a hand-to-mouth existence.)

noun

1. tonight