# hiệu meaning in Vietnamese: shop (A1)

> hiệu means “shop, store” in Vietnamese. Examples with audio.

Source: https://vietnamesebuddy.com/words/hieu-shop/ · Updated 2026-10-31

**hiệu**: shop

Level: A1 (our estimate)

Typed without accents: hieu

## 1. shop (noun)

shop, store

Hà Nội speech, mostly before what is sold: *hiệu sách, hiệu thuốc*. Saigon says *tiệm*.

- Hiệu thuốc ở đầu phố. — The pharmacy is at the end of the street.
- Gần đây có hiệu cắt tóc không? — Is there a hairdresser's near here?

Said everywhere: [cửa hàng](https://vietnamesebuddy.com/words/cua-hang/#s_cua_hang).

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

Hà Nội only · to recognize

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