Questions & Answers about Tôi nghỉ để thư giãn.
Here, nghỉ means to rest, to take a break, or to stop working for a while.
In Vietnamese, nghỉ can be used in several related ways depending on context, for example:
- nghỉ = rest / stop for a bit
- nghỉ làm = take time off work
- nghỉ học = be absent from school / take a break from studying
- nghỉ ngơi = rest (a slightly fuller, more explicit expression)
So in Tôi nghỉ để thư giãn, nghỉ means I take a break / I rest.
Để often means in order to or so that.
So:
- Tôi nghỉ = I rest / I take a break
- để thư giãn = in order to relax
The structure is:
[action] + để + [purpose]
Examples:
- Tôi học để thi. = I study in order to take the exam.
- Tôi đến sớm để gặp cô ấy. = I came early to meet her.
- Tôi nghỉ để thư giãn. = I rest in order to relax.
This is a very common Vietnamese way to express purpose.