# cửa hàng meaning in Vietnamese: shop (A1)

> cửa hàng means “shop, store” in Vietnamese. Examples with audio, in Northern and Southern wording.

Source: https://vietnamesebuddy.com/words/cua-hang/ · Updated 2026-10-31

**cửa hàng**: shop

Level: A1 (our estimate)

Typed without accents: cua hang

## 1. shop (noun)

shop, store

The general word, and the one on signs; Saigon speech often says *tiệm*.

- Cửa hàng mở cửa tới mười giờ tối. — The shop is open until ten at night.
- Saigon: Cửa hàng này bán gì vậy? | Hà Nội: Cửa hàng này bán gì thế? — What does this shop sell?

In Hà Nội you say [hiệu](https://vietnamesebuddy.com/words/hieu-shop/#s_hieu_shop).

In Saigon you say [tiệm](https://vietnamesebuddy.com/words/tiem-shop/#s_tiem_shop).

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