Vietnamese edit

Etymology edit

ngày (day) +‎ hôm nay (today).

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

ngày hôm nay

  1. (formal and literary) today
    Synonyms: hôm nay, bữa nay
    Ngày hôm nay quả là một ngày đẹp trời.
    Today is really a nice day.

Adverb edit

ngày hôm nay

  1. (formal and literary) today (on the current day)
    Synonyms: hôm nay, bữa nay
    Xin trân trọng cám ơn sự hiện diện của toàn thể quý vị ngày hôm nay.
    We would like to extend our thanks to everyone in the audience who are here with us today.

Usage notes edit

  • This compound is pretty much never used in the colloquial register, where hôm nay, bữa nay (and their reduced forms) are used, but it is common in literature and formal contexts, such as when speaking to an audience.