Definition

1. Noun:
   • A street or road in a city or town, typically lined with buildings, shops, and houses. This is the most common meaning.
   • A shop or store, particularly in a traditional commercial street. This usage is more specific and colloquial, often heard in northern dialects.

Usage Examples

• Noun (street):
  • Chúng tôi sống trên một con phố nhỏ. (We live on a small street.)
  • Phố cổ Hà Nội rất đẹp. (Hanoi's Old Quarter is very beautiful.)
• Noun (shop):
  • Bà ấy mua vải ở phố Hàng Đào. (She bought fabric at a shop on Hang Dao Street.)

Advanced Usage

• "Ra phố": to go into town/to go out to the street.
  • Tối nay chúng ta ra phố ăn tối nhé. (Let's go into town for dinner tonight.)
• "Phố xá": a collective term for streets and urban areas, implying a bustling town or city scene.
  • Phố xá đông đúc vào dịp lễ. (The streets are crowded during the holiday.)

Variants and Related Words

• Phố thị (n): a town or urban center.
  • Nơi đây đã phát triển thành một phố thị sầm uất. (This place has developed into a bustling town.)
• Phố huyện (n): a district town or market town.
  • Phố huyện yên tĩnh khi đêm xuống. (The district town becomes quiet when night falls.)

Synonyms

• Street: a public road in a city or town.
• Road: a wide way leading from one place to another.
• Shop: a place where goods are sold.

Related Idioms

• "Có cửa hiệu ở một phố" (literally: to have a shop on a street): Equivalent to the English idiom "to have a shop on the high street," meaning to be a well-established, reputable business.
  • Gia đình họ kinh doanh lâu đời và có cửa hiệu ở một phố. (Their family has been in business for a long time and is well-established.)
• "Ăn ở phố": to eat at restaurants or street food stalls in town (as opposed to eating at home).
  • Cuối tuần, giới trẻ thích ăn ở phố. (On weekends, young people like to eat out in town.)

noun

1. street, house, apartment