# đầu ngõ meaning in Vietnamese: the mouth of the lane

> đầu ngõ means “the mouth of the lane, the end of the lane” in Vietnamese. Examples with audio.

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

**đầu ngõ**: lane entrance

Level: A1 (our estimate)

Typed without accents: dau ngo

## 1. lane entrance (noun)

the mouth of the lane, the end of the lane

Hà Nội speech; Saigon says *đầu hẻm*.

- Mình đợi bạn ở đầu ngõ nhé. — I'll wait for you at the end of the lane.
- Đầu ngõ có quán phở ngon. — There's a good phở place at the end of the lane.

In Saigon you say [đầu hẻm](https://vietnamesebuddy.com/words/dau-hem/#s_dau_hem).

Hà Nội only · to recognize

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