Micro ở bên nhạc trưởng.

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Breakdown of Micro ở bên nhạc trưởng.

• bên: beside; next to
• nhạc trưởng: the conductor
• micro: the microphone

Questions & Answers about Micro ở bên nhạc trưởng.

What does micro mean here?

Micro is a common Vietnamese loanword for microphone or mic.

A few useful notes:

• It is borrowed from a foreign word, so it does not look like a typical native Vietnamese word.
• You may also see micrô, especially in older writing or dictionaries.
• In everyday speech, micro is very common and natural.

Why is ở used in this sentence?

Ở is used to show location.

In this sentence, it works like:

• is at
• is in
• is located at

So the structure is basically:

Micro + ở + location

That is a very common Vietnamese pattern for saying where something is.

What does bên mean?

Bên means side or beside/by the side of.

In this sentence, ở bên nhạc trưởng means the microphone is beside or by the conductor.

Related expressions:

• bên = side / by
• ở bên = be at the side of
• bên cạnh = next to / beside

So bên is doing the job of expressing proximity.

Would bên cạnh sound more natural than bên here?