Quầy ở trong bưu điện.

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Breakdown of Quầy ở trong bưu điện.

• trong: in (enclosed by something)
• bưu điện: the post office
• quầy: the service counter

Questions & Answers about Quầy ở trong bưu điện.

What does quầy mean here?

Quầy usually means a counter, service desk, stall, or booth, depending on context.

In Quầy ở trong bưu điện, it most naturally means a counter or service counter inside the post office.

For example:

• quầy bán vé = ticket counter
• quầy lễ tân = reception desk
• quầy hàng = stall / sales counter

So the exact English word can change a little depending on what kind of quầy it is.

Why is there no word for is in the sentence?

Vietnamese often does not use a separate verb exactly like English to be in the same way.

In this sentence, ở does the job of expressing location, so Quầy ở trong bưu điện literally works like:

• quầy = counter
• ở = be located at / in
• trong bưu điện = inside the post office

So ở is the key word showing where something is.

Why are both ở and trong used? Don’t they both mean in?