# tiệm thuốc meaning in Vietnamese: pharmacy (A2)

> tiệm thuốc means “pharmacy, chemist's” in Vietnamese. Examples with audio, in Northern and Southern wording.

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

**tiệm thuốc**: pharmacy

Level: A2 (our estimate)

Typed without accents: tiem thuoc

## 1. pharmacy (noun)

pharmacy, chemist's

In Hà Nội: *hiệu thuốc*. A *tiệm thuốc bắc* sells traditional herbal medicine.

- Saigon: Gần đây có tiệm thuốc không? | Hà Nội: Gần đây có hiệu thuốc không? — Is there a pharmacy near here?
- Saigon: Tiệm thuốc đóng cửa rồi. | Hà Nội: Hiệu thuốc đóng cửa rồi. — The pharmacy has closed.

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

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

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

Saigon only

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