# tiệm meaning in Vietnamese: shop (A1)

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

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

**tiệm**: shop

Level: A1 (our estimate)

Typed without accents: tiem

## 1. shop (noun)

shop, store

Usually with what it sells: *tiệm cà phê, tiệm tóc, tiệm vàng*. In Hà Nội: *hiệu* or *cửa hàng*.

- Saigon: Tiệm này bán bánh mì ngon lắm. | Hà Nội: Hiệu này bán bánh mì ngon lắm. — This shop sells really good bánh mì.
- Saigon: Gần nhà tui có tiệm cà phê. | Hà Nội: Gần nhà tôi có quán cà phê. — There's a coffee shop near my house.

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

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

Saigon only

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