Chậu ở ban công.

The plant pot is on the balcony.

Breakdown of Chậu ở ban công.

• ở: at
• ban công: the balcony
• chậu: the plant pot

Questions & Answers about Chậu ở ban công.

What does each word in Chậu ở ban công mean?

A word-by-word breakdown is:

• chậu = pot, plant pot, basin, or container depending on context
• ở = to be at / to be in / to be located at
• ban công = balcony

So the sentence means something like The pot is on the balcony or The pot is at the balcony/balcony area, depending on context.

Why is there no word for the or a in the sentence?

Vietnamese usually does not require articles like a, an, or the the way English does.

So:

• chậu can mean a pot, the pot, or just pot
• ban công can mean a balcony or the balcony

The exact meaning depends on context. If the meaning has already been shown to the learner, then chậu here is probably being understood as the pot.

What is ở doing here? Is it the same as the English verb to be?