Definition

Noun: - A shop, a store, a small retail establishment: A place where goods are sold or services are provided, typically smaller in scale than a large supermarket or department store. It often implies a family-run or specialized business. - A restaurant, an eatery: Used specifically in compounds to refer to a place serving food.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Chị ấy mở một tiệm bánh ngọt ở góc phố. (She opened a pastry shop on the street corner.)
  • Chúng tôi thường mua cà phê ở tiệm tạp hóa gần nhà. (We often buy coffee at the grocery store near our house.)
  • Tối nay cả nhà định đi ăn tiệm. (Tonight, the whole family plans to eat at a restaurant.)

Advanced Usage

• "Ăn cơm tiệm" / "Đi ăn tiệm": To eat out, to have a meal at a restaurant.
  • Cuối tuần, họ thích đi ăn tiệm hơn là nấu ăn ở nhà. (On weekends, they prefer eating out to cooking at home.)

Variants and Related Words

• Tiệm ăn (n): Restaurant, eatery.
  • Tiệm ăn này phục vụ món ăn địa phương rất ngon. (This restaurant serves very delicious local food.)
• Tiệm may (n): Tailor shop, dressmaker's.
• Tiệm tạp hóa (n): Grocery store, convenience store.
• Tiệm bánh (n): Bakery.
• Tiệm cà phê (n): Coffee shop, café.
• Tiệm sách (n): Bookshop.
• Tiệm vàng (n): Jewelry shop, gold shop.
• Tiệm thuốc (tây) (n): Pharmacy, drugstore.

Synonyms

• Cửa hàng: Shop, store. (Can be more general and modern than "tiệm".)
• Quán: A stall, a small shop or eatery, often even more casual than a "tiệm".
• Hiệu: Shop, store, often used in the names of older or more established shops.

noun

1. shop