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屋(や)や

〜や: shops and the people who run them

Product + や = the shop that sells it.
要点The idea
〜屋(や)や names a shop by what it sells or does and, casually, the person who runs it.
駅(えき)えき の 前(まえ)まえ に 本(ほん)ほん屋(や)や が ある。eki no mae ni hon'ya ga aru.There's a bookshop in front of the station.
毎朝(まいあさ)まいあさ パン屋(や)や に 寄(よ)よります。maiasa pan'ya ni yorimasu.I stop at the bakery every morning.
花(はな)はな屋(や)や で バラ を 買(か)かった。hanaya de bara o katta.I bought roses at the florist.
今夜(こんや)こんや、 居酒(いざか)いざか屋(や)や に 行(い)いかない?kon'ya, izakaya ni ikanai?Want to go to an izakaya (a Japanese pub) tonight?
八百屋(やおや)やおや は 野菜(やさい)やさい の 店(みせ)みせ です。yaoya wa yasai no mise desu.A yaoya is a greengrocer.Literally “800 shop”: it sells countless things.
A本屋(ほんや)ほんやhon'yaa bookshop
B本屋(ほんや)ほんやさんhon'yasanthe bookshop / the bookseller
Adding さん makes it friendlier, and can mean the person who runs the shop.

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