bookshop
/ˈbʊkʃɒp/noun
उच्चारण बुक्शॉप
किताबों की दुकान, पुस्तक-भंडार
Basic word
- 1
[C] especially British
a shop that sells books
किताबों की दुकान, पुस्तक-भंडार
- Radhika bought her exam books from a bookshop near the station.
- a second-hand bookshop
- The bookshop on the corner stocks books in Hindi and English.
+ 2 more examples
- I spent an hour browsing in the bookshop.
- She works part-time in a bookshop on weekends.
Synonyms bookstore bookseller
§Structures (grammar patterns) 5
a bookshop (countable noun, British)
A bookshop is a shop that sells books; it is the usual British word, while bookstore is American.
Bookshop किताबें बेचने वाली दुकान है; यह British शब्द है, जबकि bookstore American शब्द है।
- There is a bookshop opposite the college.
- I bought the guide at a bookshop.
at / in / to the bookshop
Use at for the shop as a place, in when you are inside, and to for movement.
स्थान के रूप में दुकान के लिए 'at', भीतर होने पर 'in' और जाने के लिए 'to' आता है।
- We met at the bookshop and walked to the library.
bookshop + noun
It often comes before a noun naming a person or thing linked with the shop.
यह दुकान से जुड़े व्यक्ति या वस्तु के noun से पहले आ सकता है।
- The bookshop owner gave her a discount.
bookshop vs bookstore vs bookstall
Bookshop is British, bookstore is American, and a bookstall is a smaller open stand.
Bookshop British शब्द है, bookstore American, और bookstall छोटा खुला स्टॉल है।
- A bookstall at the station, a bookshop in town, a bookstore in Texas.
bookshop + sells / stocks
A bookshop stocks or sells titles; it does not make books.
Bookshop किताबें रखती या बेचती है; वह किताबें बनाती नहीं।
- The bookshop stocks all the new releases.
+Collocations 4
adjective + bookshop
localindependentsecond-handonlinefamous
- An independent bookshop in the lane sells rare titles.
verb + bookshop
visitbrowse inrunownopen
- She loves to browse in a bookshop on Sundays.
bookshop + noun
ownerassistantwindowchainshelves
- The bookshop window displayed new Hindi novels.
bookshop + position
on the cornernear the collegeopposite the stationin the market
- There is a small bookshop opposite the station.
“More examples 7
- Radhika spent an hour in the bookshop before choosing a novel.
राधिका ने उपन्यास चुनने से पहले bookshop में एक घंटा बिताया।
- The bookshop stocks both Hindi and English titles.
Bookshop में हिंदी और English दोनों की किताबें मिलती हैं।
- The little bookshop closed after thirty years.
छोटी bookshop तीस वर्ष बाद बंद हो गई।
- I ordered the guide through the bookshop and picked it up the next day.
मैंने bookshop के ज़रिये गाइड मँगवाई और अगले दिन ले ली।
- Every bookshop in the market had a rush before the exams.
परीक्षा से पहले बाज़ार की हर bookshop में भीड़ थी।
- She works Saturdays in the bookshop to pay for her fees.
वह फ़ीस भरने के लिए शनिवार को bookshop में काम करती है।
- Radhika's favourite bookshop gives a ten per cent discount to students.
राधिका की पसंदीदा bookshop विद्यार्थियों को दस प्रतिशत छूट देती है।
!Common mistakes 1
✗ I am going to bookshop to buy a dictionary.
✓ I am going to the bookshop to buy a dictionary.
A particular shop needs the article the.
किसी विशेष दुकान से पहले article 'the' आता है।
≈Synonyms and antonyms
Synonyms
§Grammar and usage
British and American: British English usually says bookshop, while American English usually says bookstore.
British और American में British English में आमतौर पर bookshop कहा जाता है, जबकि American English में आमतौर पर bookstore कहा जाता है।