How do you say “alley” in Vietnamese?

“Alley” in Vietnamese is hẻm (a cul-de-sac), ngõ (lane).

Vietnamese words for “alley”

• hẻmListennoun
  Hanoi [hɛm˧˩] · Saigon [hɛm˨˩˦]hẻm dipping

  a cul-de-sac

  for “alley” meaning: A narrow street or passageway, especially one through the middle of a block giving access to the rear of lots of buildings.

• ngõListennoun
  Hanoi [ŋɔ˦ˀ˥] · Saigon [ŋɔ˨˩˦]ngõ creaky rising

  lane; alley; bystreet

Related Vietnamese words

• kiệtListennoun

  alley

• ngáchListennoun

  niche; small and narrow branch

• hành langListennoun

  hall; corridor

Translations matched from English Wiktionary (translation tables and Vietnamese entries, via kaikki.org; CC BY-SA 4.0) and the NgonNgu English–Vietnamese dictionary, reviewed and edited; examples from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). The Listen button uses your browser's Vietnamese voice.