# hiệu thuốc meaning in Vietnamese: pharmacy (A2)

> hiệu thuốc means “pharmacy, chemist's” in Vietnamese. Examples with audio.

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

**hiệu thuốc**: pharmacy

Level: A2 (our estimate)

Typed without accents: hieu thuoc

## 1. pharmacy (noun)

pharmacy, chemist's

Northern; in Saigon: *nhà thuốc* or *tiệm thuốc tây*.

- Gần đây có hiệu thuốc không ạ? — Is there a pharmacy near here?
- Tôi ra hiệu thuốc mua thuốc ho. — I'm running out to the pharmacy for some cough medicine.

Said everywhere: [nhà thuốc](https://vietnamesebuddy.com/words/nha-thuoc/#s_nha_thuoc).

In Saigon you say [tiệm thuốc](https://vietnamesebuddy.com/words/tiem-thuoc/#s_tiem_thuoc).

In Saigon you say [tiệm thuốc tây](https://vietnamesebuddy.com/words/tiem-thuoc-tay/#s_tiem_thuoc_tay).

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