No. 752 in Vietnamese
trưa
"Trưa" means "noon" or "midday" in English.
In a sentence
Tôi sẽ gặp bạn vào buổi trưa.
I will meet you at noon.
Here, 'trưa' is used as a noun to refer to the time of day in the middle of the day, around noon.
Bữa trưa hôm nay thật ngon.
Today's lunch was really delicious.
In this sentence, 'trưa' forms part of the compound noun 'bữa trưa', which means 'lunch'.
Trời trưa nóng nực làm tôi cảm thấy mệt.
The midday heat made me feel tired.
Here, 'trưa' is used as a noun to specify the time of day, indicating midday.
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