# đây meaning in Vietnamese: this (A1)

> đây means “this, here” in Vietnamese. It can also mean I'm off now. Examples with audio, in Northern and Southern wording.

Source: https://vietnamesebuddy.com/words/day-here/ · Updated 2026-10-21

**đây**: this, here · I'm off now

Level: A1 (our estimate)

Typed without accents: day

## 1. this, here (pronoun)

Starts the sentence: *Đây là …*, this is …. After a noun, 'this' is *này*.

- Đây là bạn em, Lan. — This is my friend Lan.
- Em ở đây. — I'm here.

Level: A1

## 2. I'm off now (particle)

At the end of a sentence, *đây* ties it to this very moment. Most often you say it as you leave: *Em về đây*, I'm off now. At the end of a question it shows you're wondering what to do next: *Làm sao đây?*, what do I do now?

- Saigon: Trễ rồi, chị về đây. | Hà Nội: Muộn rồi, chị về đây. — It's late, I'm off now.
- Hết tiền rồi, giờ làm sao đây? — I've run out of money, what do I do now?

Level: A2

Grammar: [I'm off now, what now? … đây at the end](https://vietnamesebuddy.com/grammar/day-final/)

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