Gian hàng này ở gần đây.

A natural word-by-word breakdown is:

• gian hàng = stall, booth, kiosk
• này = this
• ở = to be located, to be at
• gần đây = nearby, near here

So the structure is roughly:

• gian hàng này = this stall
• ở gần đây = is nearby / is near here

A very literal gloss would be stall this located near here.

Because Vietnamese demonstratives usually come after the noun.

So:

• gian hàng này = this stall
• gian hàng đó = that stall
• gian hàng kia = that stall over there

This is different from English, where we say this stall.

Not exactly.

Gian hàng usually means a stall, booth, or kiosk—often something in:

• a market
• a fair
• an exhibition
• a shopping area with separate booths

It is not the most common word for a regular permanent store. For a normal shop, Vietnamese often uses words like:

• cửa hàng = store/shop
• tiệm = shop, small store

So gian hàng này sounds more like this booth/stall than this store.

Usually, no. In this sentence, gian hàng is best understood as a fixed compound noun meaning stall/booth.

So you should learn gian hàng as one vocabulary item, not as:

• classifier gian
• noun hàng

Even though gian can have other meanings in other contexts, here gian hàng functions as a normal noun.

Ở is marking location. It often means:

• to be at
• to be in
• to be located at

So gian hàng này ở gần đây means that the stall’s location is nearby.

Vietnamese often uses ở when talking about where something or someone is:

• Nhà tôi ở Hà Nội = My house is in Hanoi
• Cô ấy ở đây = She is here

Because là is usually used to connect noun phrases, not to express location.

For example:

• Đây là gian hàng mới = This is a new stall

But for location, Vietnamese normally uses ở:

• Gian hàng này ở gần đây = This stall is nearby

So learners should not say:

• Gian hàng này là gần đây

That sounds unnatural.

It can mean either one, depending on context.

In this sentence, because it follows ở and clearly describes location, gần đây means:

• near here
• nearby

But in other sentences, gần đây can mean:

• recently
• lately

For example:

• Gần đây tôi rất bận = Recently I’ve been very busy

So this is a very useful phrase to watch in context.

They are related, but they do different jobs.

• này comes after a noun and means this
• đây refers to here / this place

So in:

• gian hàng này = this stall
• gần đây = near here

A simple way to remember it:

• này points to the noun
• đây points to the place

Sometimes native speakers may still understand it, but Gian hàng này ở gần đây is clearer and safer for learners.

With ở, the sentence clearly says the stall is located nearby.

Without ở, the sentence may sound less complete, depending on the speaker and context. So as a learner, it is better to keep ở here.

Yes, that is a good rough way to think about it.

The pattern is:

• [noun + demonstrative] + [location phrase]

So:

• gian hàng này = this stall
• ở gần đây = is nearby

Vietnamese does not use articles like a or the in the same way English does, so you should not expect a word-for-word match.

Yes. It sounds natural and neutral.

It works well if you want to say that a certain booth or stall is somewhere nearby.

Depending on context, a native speaker might also say things like:

• Gian hàng này ở quanh đây = This stall is around here
• Gian hàng này ở gần đây thôi = This stall is just nearby

But your original sentence is perfectly normal.

A few common ways are:

• Gian hàng này ở gần đây à? = This stall is nearby?
• Gian hàng này có ở gần đây không? = Is this stall nearby?
• Gian hàng này ở đâu? = Where is this stall?

These are useful patterns because they keep the same basic structure as the original sentence.