# đầu hẻm meaning in Vietnamese: the mouth of the alley

> đầu hẻm means “the mouth of the alley, the end of the alley” in Vietnamese. Examples with audio, in Northern and Southern wording.

Source: https://vietnamesebuddy.com/words/dau-hem/ · Updated 2026-10-31

**đầu hẻm**: alley entrance

Level: A1 (our estimate)

Typed without accents: dau hem

## 1. alley entrance (noun)

the mouth of the alley, the end of the alley

Where the alley opens onto the street, often with a food stall. In Hà Nội: *đầu ngõ*.

- Saigon: Tui chờ bạn ở đầu hẻm nha. | Hà Nội: Mình đợi bạn ở đầu ngõ nhé. — I'll wait for you at the end of the alley.
- Saigon: Đầu hẻm có bán bánh mì. | Hà Nội: Đầu ngõ có bán bánh mì. — Someone sells bánh mì where the alley meets the street.

In Hà Nội you say [đầu ngõ](https://vietnamesebuddy.com/words/dau-ngo/#s_dau_ngo).

Saigon only

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