Chổi ở gần cửa.

Vietnamese usually does not use articles like the and a/an the way English does.

So chổi can mean:

• a broom
• the broom
• sometimes just broom(s) in a general sense

And cửa can mean:

• a door
• the door

The exact meaning depends on context. In a simple sentence like this, English often translates it as The broom is near the door, but Vietnamese does not need separate words for the.

Vietnamese often does not use a copula like English is in location sentences.

In English:

• The broom is near the door.

In Vietnamese:

• Chổi ở gần cửa.

Here, ở is doing the job of showing location, so you do not need a separate word for is.

A helpful way to think about it is:

• ở = to be located at / in / near / on, depending on context

So the sentence naturally means The broom is located near the door.

It is two words:

• ở = to be at / to be located at
• gần = near

Together, ở gần means to be near or to be located near.

So:

• Chổi ở gần cửa = The broom is near the door

You can think of the structure as:

• noun + ở + location
• Chổi + ở gần cửa

The word order is very similar to English:

• Chổi = subject
• ở gần cửa = location phrase

So the structure is:

• Subject + ở + place

In this sentence:

• Chổi = the broom
• ở gần cửa = is near the door

So it maps neatly to:

• The broom is near the door

Classifiers are common in Vietnamese, but they are not always required.

For example:

• cái chổi = a/the broom
• chổi = broom / the broom

In many simple statements, especially when the noun is already clear, Vietnamese can omit the classifier.

Using cái chổi ở gần cửa would also be natural. It can sound a little more specific or a little fuller, while chổi ở gần cửa is still perfectly normal.

Yes. Cửa can have several meanings depending on context, including:

• door
• gate
• entrance
• sometimes other extended meanings in compounds

In this sentence, cửa most naturally means door.

So Chổi ở gần cửa is normally understood as The broom is near the door.

By itself, chổi does not clearly mark singular or plural.

It could mean:

• a broom
• the broom
• brooms, in the right context

If Vietnamese wants to make number clearer, it can add words such as:

• một cái chổi = one broom / a broom
• những cái chổi = brooms
• các cái chổi = the brooms / brooms

In your sentence, English usually chooses singular: The broom is near the door.

A rough pronunciation guide for an English speaker is:

• Chổi ≈ choy with a dipping-rising tone
• ở ≈ a short uh sound with a broken, heavy tone
• gần ≈ roughly guhn with a low-ish tone
• cửa ≈ roughly koo-uh or guh-uh, depending on accent, with tone marks affecting the pitch

A few important notes:

• ch in chổi is like English ch
• gần starts with g, but the vowel is not exactly like English
• cửa contains ư, a vowel that does not exist exactly in English
• tones matter a lot in Vietnamese

If you are learning pronunciation, it is best to listen to native audio, because spelling alone does not fully show how these words should sound to an English speaker.

Sometimes Vietnamese can omit ở in casual speech, but for a clear beginner sentence about location, ở is the safest and most standard choice.

So:

• Chổi ở gần cửa = clear, standard, natural

Without ở, the sentence may sound reduced or less complete depending on context and dialect. As a learner, it is better to keep ở when describing where something is.

You can add demonstratives after the noun:

• cửa đó = that door
• cửa này = this door

So:

• Chổi ở gần cửa đó = The broom is near that door
• Chổi ở gần cửa này = The broom is near this door

You could also make broom more specific:

• Cái chổi ở gần cửa đó = The broom is near that door

A natural yes-no question is:

• Chổi ở gần cửa à?
• Chổi ở gần cửa hả?
• Chổi có ở gần cửa không?

These all mean something like:

• Is the broom near the door?

The version with có ... không is especially useful for learners because it clearly marks a yes-no question:

• Chổi có ở gần cửa không?

Yes. This sentence pattern is very productive.

You can use:

• Chổi ở trong nhà. = The broom is in the house.
• Chổi ở ngoài cửa. = The broom is outside the door.
• Chổi ở trên bàn. = The broom is on the table.
• Chổi ở dưới bàn. = The broom is under the table.
• Chổi ở trước cửa. = The broom is in front of the door.
• Chổi ở sau cửa. = The broom is behind the door.

So a very useful model is:

• [thing] + ở + [location]

That is exactly what your sentence is using.