Họ ở đây.

They are here.

Breakdown of Họ ở đây.

• ở: at
• đây: here
• họ: they

Questions & Answers about Họ ở đây.

What does họ mean in this sentence?

Họ means they.

A few useful notes:

• It is a third-person plural pronoun.
• It often sounds a bit neutral or written compared with how people speak casually.
• In everyday speech, Vietnamese may also use more specific words depending on who they are.

In Họ ở đây, họ is simply the subject: they.

Why is there no separate word for are?

Vietnamese does not always use a direct equivalent of the English verb to be in the same way English does.

In this sentence, ở does the job of expressing being at a place / staying in a place / located in a place.

So:

• Họ = they
• ở = are at / stay at / located at
• đây = here

That is why Họ ở đây naturally means They are here.

What does ở mean here?

Here, ở means something like:

• to be at
• to stay at
• to be located at

It is very common when talking about location.

Examples:

• Tôi ở nhà. = I am at home.
• Cô ấy ở trường. = She is at school.
• Họ ở đây. = They are here.

Depending on context, ở can sometimes also suggest live or stay, but in this sentence the most natural meaning is simply are here.