飲み屋

のみや

Also written 呑み屋

Meanings

1. Noun bar; saloon; pub; tavern; drinking establishment

Kanji

• 飲 drink. Read as のみ.
• 屋 shop. Read as や.

Example sentences

• 飲み屋で隣り合わせた奴と意気投合しちゃってさ、朝まで飲んじゃったよ。
  I got along so well with the guy sitting next to me at the pub that we ended up drinking together till dawn.
• ここはいい飲み屋のようだ。
  This looks like a nice watering hole.
• 私がよく行く飲み屋はガード下にあるため、いつもガタンゴトンという電車の通過音を聞きながら飲んでいる。
  My favorite bar is located below the railway, so I always hear the clanging noise of the trains passing by when I'm drinking.
• トムは飲み屋を経営してるのよ。
  Tom owns a bar.

Words containing 飲み屋

• 立ち飲み屋 (たちのみや) drinking establishment where one drinks while standing
• 一杯飲み屋 (いっぱいのみや) cheap drinking spot (pub, tavern, etc.)

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