No. 2,578 in Japanese
屋台
A "屋台" (やたい) is a mobile food stall or street vendor cart.
In a sentence
祭りの夜には、屋台がたくさん並びます。
On the nights of festivals, many street stalls line up.
屋台 refers to mobile street stalls or stands that sell food or goods, commonly seen in festivals.
屋台で焼きそばを買いました。
I bought yakisoba at a street stall.
屋台 is used to denote the place from which food items are bought, emphasizing the specific type of vendor.
彼は東京で屋台の経営を始めました。
He started running a street stall in Tokyo.
屋台 is used in the context of business, depicting the type of establishment someone operates.
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