In my native language there are so many words to mean different kinds of shops based on the size, structure and location.
I'm not talking about the types like grocery shop, barber shop, meat shop, book shop, etc. I'm talking about kinds of shops like below:
- Mall: Meaning a big shop or a complex with many shops
- Store: Meaning a small shop.
- Booth shop: Meaning a very small shop, may be temporary built one room shop.
I don't know the words otherwise I can explain clearly and I'm looking for those words. For example what do you call a shop which is setup on the road side which has no roof?
Best Answer
A little shop set up by the road side (and roofless, or with a tent-style roof, or in a cart) is known as a street vendor. They are very common in large cities. I found a good link defining this: What Is a Street Vendor?. Quoted from this source: