Chúng tôi sắp xếp phòng.

We organize the room.

Breakdown of Chúng tôi sắp xếp phòng.

• chúng tôi: we
• phòng: the room
• sắp xếp: to arrange or organize

Questions & Answers about Chúng tôi sắp xếp phòng.

What does chúng tôi mean, and how is it different from other words for we?

Chúng tôi means we, but it is exclusive: it does not include the person being spoken to.

So if I say Chúng tôi sắp xếp phòng, I mean we are arranging the room, but you are not part of that we.

A very important contrast is:

• chúng tôi = we, excluding the listener
• chúng ta = we, including the listener

This is a distinction English does not normally make, so it is something English speakers often need to get used to in Vietnamese.

Why is the word order so simple? Is it the same as English?

Yes, this sentence uses the very common Subject + Verb + Object order:

• Chúng tôi = subject
• sắp xếp = verb
• phòng = object

So structurally it matches English quite closely:

• We
  • arrange
    • the room

That makes this sentence fairly straightforward for an English speaker.

What does sắp xếp mean exactly?