How do you say “next to” in Vietnamese?

“Next to” in Vietnamese is bên (side), bên cạnh (adjacent).

Vietnamese words for “next to”

• bênListennoun
  Hanoi [ʔɓen˧˧] · Saigon [ʔɓəːn˧˧]bên level

  side

  for “next to” meaning: Beside, alongside, by, adjacent to, or near.

  • Nhà tôi ở kế bên nhà anh ấy.My house is next to his house.
• bên cạnhListenadjective
  Hanoi [ʔɓen˧˧ kajŋ̟˧˨ʔ] · Saigon [ʔɓəːn˧˧ kan˨˩˨]bên level cạnh heavy

  adjacent; next to

  • Tom đang đứng ngay bên cạnh Mary.Tom is standing right next to Mary.

Related Vietnamese words

• kếListenadverb

  plot; scheme; stratagem

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.