tienda
nounBeginnerHigh frequency
What does “tienda” mean in English?
1.shop, store
shop, store (ir de tiendas, una tienda de ropa)
2.tent
tent (tienda de campaña, montar la tienda)
Example sentences
Voy a la tienda.
I'm going to the shop.
La tienda abre a las nueve.
The shop opens at nine.
Acampamos en una tienda.
We camp in a tent.
How to use it
Tienda means 'shop' / 'store' (general). Feminine: la tienda. Specialty shops add a suffix: panadería (bakery), zapatería (shoe shop). Tienda also means 'tent'.
Common mistake
Tienda has two senses: shop (the building) and tent (camping). Context tells you. Specialised shops have their own -ería suffix.
Topics
Related Beginner words
Reference
This entry’s teaching guidance follows A New Reference Grammar of Modern Spanish (Butt, Benjamin & Moreira Rodríguez, Routledge), 1.