ngoài

See also: ngoái, ngoải, and ngoại

Vietnamese

Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 外 (“external, foreign”, SV: ngoại). Doublet of ngoại.

ngoài

outside (of an interior or enclosed space)
ngoài nhà/phòng ― outside the house/room

ngoài vòng tròn ― outside the circle
out (through an opening)
ngoài cửa (sổ) ― out the door/window
in/at (an outdoor or external location)
ngoài sân ― outside in the yard

ngoài bãi biển ― at the beach

bệnh ngoài da ― external (medical) conditions, as opposed to internal conditions (literally, “illnesses on the outside, on the skin”)
in (a place in northern Vietnam)
ngoài bắc ― someplace in northern Vietnam; "the north"

ngoài Hà Nội ― in Hanoi, which is to the north of where we are
outside (of); except (for); other than
Ngoài tôi ra thì không ai biết làm cả.
I'm the only one who can do it.
(literally, “Other than me, nobody knows how to do it.”)

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