Chúng tôi có nhiều khách ở cửa hàng.

We have many customers at the store.

Breakdown of Chúng tôi có nhiều khách ở cửa hàng.

• có: to have
• ở: at
• cửa hàng: the store
• chúng tôi: we
• khách: the customer
• nhiều: many

Questions & Answers about Chúng tôi có nhiều khách ở cửa hàng.

Why do we use Chúng tôi instead of Chúng ta in this sentence?

In Vietnamese, Chúng tôi is used when the speaker wants to exclude the person being spoken to from the group, whereas Chúng ta is used when the speaker wants to include the listener in the group. Here, the sentence implies a group separate from the listener, so Chúng tôi is used.

What does có mean here, and can it be used in other ways?

In this sentence, có means have or there are, indicating possession or existence of many customers in the store. Có can also mean to own, to exist, or to be present, depending on context.

Why is nhiều placed before khách rather than after?

Nhiều is an adjective (technically a quantifier) in Vietnamese meaning many or a lot of, and it generally goes before the noun (khách) to note the amount or quantity.

What is the function of ở here?

Ở typically corresponds to at or in in English, indicating a location. Here it shows that the customers are present at the store.

How would this sentence change if we just said Chúng tôi có nhiều khách without ở cửa hàng?

Saying Chúng tôi có nhiều khách would mean We have many customers in a general sense, without specifying where. Adding ở cửa hàng clarifies that these customers are specifically at the store.