Phòng thiếu ánh sáng.

The room lacks light.

Breakdown of Phòng thiếu ánh sáng.

• phòng: the room
• ánh sáng: the light
• thiếu: lacking; missing

Questions & Answers about Phòng thiếu ánh sáng.

What does phòng mean here?

Here, phòng means room.

A few useful notes:

• On its own, phòng is a fairly general word for a room.
• In fuller phrases, you often see:
  • phòng ngủ = bedroom
  • phòng khách = living room
  • phòng học = study room / classroom, depending on context

In Phòng thiếu ánh sáng, phòng is the thing being talked about: the room / a room.

Why is there no word for the or a?

Vietnamese usually does not require articles like English a, an, or the.

So Phòng thiếu ánh sáng can naturally mean:

• The room lacks light
• A room lacks light
• The room is lacking in light

The exact meaning depends on context. If you want to make it more specific, Vietnamese can add words like:

• phòng này = this room
• căn phòng đó = that room

For example:

• Phòng này thiếu ánh sáng. = This room lacks light.

What does thiếu mean in this sentence?