How to Say ‘A small shop’ in Japanese
小さいお店
chiisai o mise
[chiisai oh mee-seh]
💬 Usage Tip: Words like 小さい that end in (i) can go straight in front of a noun to describe it, no linking word needed. Another example is 古いかばん "an old bag".
Phrase Breakdown
小さい
chiisai
[chiisai]
small
Describes something as small; used for drink sizes too.
小さいサイズがいいです。
A small size is good.
お
o
[oh]
honorific prefix
お adds politeness to certain words and expressions.
チケットを二枚お願いします。
Two tickets, please.
店
mise
[mee-seh]
shop; restaurant
Refers to the store or restaurant.
店の横に駐車場があります。
There is a parking lot next to the restaurant.
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