Vietnamese · KNLTV Bậc 1 (A1) · Chapter 14
Nhà vệ sinh ở đâu?Where's the toilet?
ở = "to be located at"; đâu = "where", and it stays at the END of the sentence. Ask "Nhà vệ sinh ở đâu?" Answer with location words: ở đây, ở đó, ở kia, or ở + trên/dưới/trong + noun. Don't drop "ở": "Con mèo ở trên bàn." New words: đâu, ở đây, ở đó, ở kia, nhà vệ sinh, trên, dưới, trong, gần, xa. Tone corner: location phrases; the tones of ở đâu, trên / dưới / trong.
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Nhà vệ sinh ở đâu?— Where's the Toilet?
- TomNam, đâu nhà vệ sinh?Nam, where toilet? (slip: đâu goes at the END — "Nhà vệ sinh ở đâu?")
- Nam"Nhà vệ sinh ở đâu?" nhé — đâu đứng cuối câu, sau "ở".It's "Nhà vệ sinh ở đâu?" — đâu goes at the end of the sentence, after "ở".
- TomÀ, nhà vệ sinh ở đâu?Oh — where's the toilet?
- NamỞ kia, gần cửa sổ.Over there, near the window.
- TomÀ, ở kia! Cảm ơn Nam.Oh, over there! Thanks, Nam.
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Đừng bỏ "ở"— Don't Drop "ở"
- LinhCon mèo ở đâu?Where's the cat?
- TomCon mèo trên bàn.The cat on the table. (slip: keep the locative "ở" — "Con mèo ở trên bàn")
- Linh"Con mèo ở trên bàn" nhé — đừng bỏ "ở".It's "Con mèo ở trên bàn" — don't drop "ở".
- TomÀ, con mèo ở trên bàn. Và con chó ở dưới ghế.Oh, the cat is on the table. And the dog is under the chair.
Vocabulary
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- đâu
pronounwhere
- ở đây
adverbhere
- ở đó
adverbthere
- ở kia
adverbover there
- nhà vệ sinh
nountoilet
- trên
prepositionon, above
- dưới
prepositionunder, below
- trong
prepositionin, inside
- gần
adjectivenear
- xa
adjectivefar
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ở + đâu (location)
Explanation
ở means "to be located at / to be at" — it works as both a verb and a place preposition. To ask "where" (ở đâu), put đâu at the END of the sentence, right after ở: NOUN + ở + đâu? → "Nhà vệ sinh ở đâu?" Don't move đâu to the front. Answer: ở đây / ở đó / ở kia, or ở + trên/dưới/trong + noun: "Con mèo ở trên bàn." (The cat is on the table.) Keep "ở" in the answer — don't say "Con mèo trên bàn".
Examples
- Nhà vệ sinh ở đâu? — Ở kia.Where's the toilet? — Over there.
- Con mèo ở trên bàn.The cat is on the table.
- Con chó ở dưới ghế.The dog is under the chair.
- Tiền ở trong túi.The money is in the bag.
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Ôn thanh điệu: cụm chỉ vị trí— Tone Review: location phrases
Location words and their tones:
- ở đâuhỏi · ngangwhere
- trênhuyềnon, above
- dướisắcunder, below
- trongngangin, inside
Read aloud, keeping "ở" (hỏi tone) clear at the start:
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