八百屋

八百屋

やおや

Greengrocer; vegetable shop

N5noun·yaoya

How to remember it

Literally "eight hundred shop" — a store stocked with hundreds of goods.

Example sentences

  • 八百屋で野菜を買いました。

    やおやでやさいをかいました。

    I bought vegetables at the greengrocer.

  • あの八百屋はいつも新鮮です。

    あのやおやはいつもしんせんです。

    That greengrocer is always fresh.

Usage

Traditional shop name; now often replaced by スーパー in everyday speech.

Related words

野菜果物魚屋

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