# ngoài meaning in Vietnamese: outside (A2)

> ngoài means “outside, out” in Vietnamese. Examples with audio, in Northern and Southern wording.

Source: https://vietnamesebuddy.com/words/ngoai-outside/ · Updated 2026-10-18

**ngoài**: outside

Level: A2 (our estimate)

Typed without accents: ngoai

## 1. outside (preposition)

outside, out

- Mình ngồi ngoài nha. — Let's sit outside.
- Saigon: Ở ngoài đang mưa lớn lắm. | Hà Nội: Ở ngoài đang mưa to lắm. — It's raining hard outside.

Grammar: [Position words: trên, dưới, trong, ngoài, trước, sau, cạnh](https://vietnamesebuddy.com/grammar/location-words/)

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