Right away, while you're at it: verb + luôn

After a verb, luôn says you do something there and then, in one go, without a break or a second trip. English needs several words for it.

Right away: Ăn xong rồi em đi luôn. I'll head off right after I eat. With đi at the end it urges: Làm luôn đi, để mai lại quên. Do it now, or you'll forget tomorrow.

While you're at it: Tiện đường em mua luôn cho chị. I'm going that way, so I'll pick it up for you. And for good: Ảnh ở luôn bên Mỹ rồi. He stayed in America for good (in Hà Nội, anh ấy).

In casual Saigon speech, luôn after a describing word means "totally, really": Cái áo này đẹp luôn! This shirt is gorgeous! Keep that one for friends.

You know luôn before the verb as "always": Em luôn về sớm is "I always go home early", but Em về luôn is "I'm going straight home". Liền and ngay after a verb also mean "right away", but only that; luôn adds "while I'm at it".