Definition

1. Noun:
   • A place to eat; a food stall or small restaurant: "hàng ăn" refers to a place, often a small establishment or stall, where prepared food and drinks are sold and consumed. It typically implies a more casual, modest, or street-side setting compared to a formal restaurant.
   • The business of selling food: It can also refer to the trade or business of selling meals.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Ở góc phố có một hàng ăn nhỏ bán phở rất ngon. (There is a small food stall on the street corner that sells delicious pho.)
  • Chúng tôi thường ăn trưa ở hàng ăn gần công ty. (We often have lunch at the eatery near the company.)
  • Cô ấy mở một hàng ăn ở chợ. (She opened a food stall at the market.)

Advanced Usage

• "hàng ăn bình dân": a popular, affordable eatery.

  • Khu này có nhiều hàng ăn bình dân với giá cả phải chăng. (This area has many affordable eateries with reasonable prices.)

• "hàng ăn vỉa hè": a sidewalk food stall.

  • Hàng ăn vỉa hè là một nét văn hóa ẩm thực của Hà Nội. (Sidewalk food stalls are a culinary culture of Hanoi.)

Variants and Related Words

• Quán ăn (n): A slightly more established term for a small restaurant or eatery, often with seating.
• Nhà hàng (n): A restaurant; usually implies a larger, more formal establishment than "hàng ăn".
• Tiệm ăn (n): A shop or small restaurant; similar in meaning to "quán ăn".

Synonyms

• Quán (n): Shop, stall, small establishment.
• Gian hàng ăn uống (n): Food and beverage stall (often in a market or mall).

Related Phrases

• Bán hàng ăn (v): To run a food stall/eatery.

  • Họ bán hàng ăn đã được hơn mười năm. (They have been running a food stall for over ten years.)

• Đi hàng ăn (v): To go to an eatery/food stall.

  • Tối nay chúng ta đi hàng ăn nhé? (Shall we go to an eatery tonight?)

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