From root: tinda
Usage Note
Tindahan is the general term for any shop, most famously the neighborhood sari-sari store.
Examples
" Pumunta ako sa tindahan. "
Natural Translation
I went to the store.
Literal Translation
Went I to store.
" Bumili ako ng tinapay sa tindahan. "
Natural Translation
I bought bread at the store.
Literal Translation
Bought I of bread at store.
" Sa tindahan sa kanto, makukuha mo ang halos lahat ng kailangan mo mula sa asin hanggang sa sabon. "
Natural Translation
At the store on the corner, you can get almost everything you need, from salt to soap.
Literal Translation
At store on corner, can-get you the almost all of need your from salt until to soap.
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