# kế bên meaning in Vietnamese: next to (A2)

> kế bên means “next to, beside” in Vietnamese. Examples with audio, in Northern and Southern wording.

Source: https://vietnamesebuddy.com/words/ke-ben/ · Updated 2026-10-18

**kế bên**: next to

Level: A2 (our estimate)

Typed without accents: ke ben

## 1. next to (preposition)

next to, beside, next door

Saigon speech; *bên cạnh* is said everywhere. *Nhà kế bên* is the house next door.

- Saigon: Tiệm phở kế bên nhà tui ngon lắm. | Hà Nội: Quán phở cạnh nhà tôi ngon lắm. — The phở place next to my house is really good.
- Saigon: Ngồi kế bên tui nè. | Hà Nội: Ngồi cạnh mình này. — Come and sit next to me.

Said everywhere: [bên cạnh](https://vietnamesebuddy.com/words/ben-canh/#s_ben_canh).

Saigon only

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