# ngôi meaning in Vietnamese: for houses (A2)

> ngôi means “for houses” in Vietnamese. Examples with audio.

Source: https://vietnamesebuddy.com/words/ngoi-for-houses/ · Updated 2026-10-31

**ngôi**: for houses

Level: A2 (our estimate)

Typed without accents: ngoi

## 1. for houses (classifier)

A classifier for houses, temples, schools and stars: *ngôi nhà*, *ngôi chùa*, *ngôi sao*. Common in writing; in speech a house is often *căn nhà*.

- Ngôi chùa này rất đẹp. — This pagoda is very beautiful.
- Tối nay trên trời có nhiều ngôi sao quá. — There are so many stars in the sky tonight.

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Grammar: [Which classifier: cái for things, con for animals, người for people, and the common others](https://vietnamesebuddy.com/grammar/clf-cai-chiec/)

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