Checkpoint: Places

Everything hangs on ở

is the verb to be in a place, so a sentence about where somebody is needs no other verb and never takes . When another verb is already there, becomes the preposition and follows it: subject, verb, , place.

WordMeaningExample
trênon top ofở trên bàn
dướiunderở dưới ghế
tronginsideở trong túi
ngoàioutsideở ngoài sân
bên cạnhnext toở bên cạnh chợ
giữabetweenở giữa hai nhà

Two questions you can now ask

ở đâu asks about a place and stays at the end, in the seat the answer will take. có ... không asks whether a place has something: the place first, then , then the thing, then không. A short Có. or Không. is a complete answer.

Gần đây có bưu điện không?Is there a post office around here?

The end of A1

You now hold the whole floor of the language: the six tones and the 29 letters, greeting somebody by the right address word, the kinship system that decides how you say I and you, numbers and age, the classifier that stands before a counted noun, possession, a verb that never changes its shape, không in front of it for a negative, the clock, ordering food – and now the places all of that happens in.

Words in this lesson

WordMeaningExample
to be in a place; atChúng tôi ở Huế.
We are in Hue.
ở đâuwhere (in what place)Bệnh viện ở đâu ạ?
Where is the hospital, please?
trênon top ofQuyển sách ở trên ghế.
The book is on the chair.
tronginsideCon mèo ở trong nhà.
The cat is inside the house.
bên cạnhnext toBưu điện ở bên cạnh trường.
The post office is next to the school.
giữabetween; in the middle ofChợ ở giữa hai con đường.
The market is between two roads.
gầnnearCông ty tôi gần nhà.
My company is near my house.
xafarTrường có xa không?
Is the school far?
there is; to haveỞ đây có quán cà phê không?
Is there a café here?
đườngroad; streetĐường này có nhiều quán cà phê.
This street has many cafés.
nhàhouse; homeNhà của cô Lan ở gần chợ.
Lan's house is near the market.
trườngschoolTrường của em ở ngã tư này.
My school is at this crossroads.

Exercises

This lesson has 12 exercises in the app:

  • multiple choice: 5
  • match the pairs: 2
  • fill the gap: 2
  • build the sentence: 1
  • translate the sentence: 1
  • listen and type: 1

Try the first one

Which letter carries dấu huyền?

  1. à
  2. á

The answer, the other exercises, the audio and your progress are in the app – free at A0 and A1.

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