Xe đạp ở ngoài.

The bicycle is outside.

Breakdown of Xe đạp ở ngoài.

• ở: at
• xe đạp: the bicycle
• ngoài: outside

Questions & Answers about Xe đạp ở ngoài.

What does each part of Xe đạp ở ngoài mean?

• xe đạp = bicycle / bike
• ở = to be located at / in / on / at
• ngoài = outside

So Xe đạp ở ngoài literally means something like Bike is located outside.

Why is there no word for is in the sentence?

In Vietnamese, you often do not use a separate word like English is for location.

• Xe đạp ở ngoài = The bike is outside
• Here, ở already expresses location, so it does the job that English handles with is
  • a location phrase.

A very literal breakdown would be:

• xe đạp = bike
• ở = be located
• ngoài = outside

So Vietnamese does not need an extra is here.

Why is there no word for the or a?