ชอปปิ้ง
chɔ́p-bpîng/t͡ɕʰɔp̚˦˥.piŋ˥˩/
In Thai, the word for the activity of shopping is ชอปปิ้ง (chɔ́p-bpîng). Wiktionary also lists การซื้อของ.
Meaning: activity of buying (noun)
Ways to say it
| Thai | Romanization (Wiktionary) | IPA |
|---|---|---|
| ชอปปิ้ง | chɔ́p-bpîng | /t͡ɕʰɔp̚˦˥.piŋ˥˩/ |
| การซื้อของ |
Which one should you use?
ชอปปิ้ง is a loanword that often implies leisure or recreational shopping. In contrast, การซื้อของ (the native phrase) can refer more broadly to the functional act of purchasing goods.
Is there a formal and an informal way to say it?
The loanword ชอปปิ้ง is commonly used in casual conversation and advertising, whereas การซื้อของ is more formal or descriptive.
How does it change in a sentence?
To express the action of 'going shopping', you use the verb ไป (go) followed by the loanword ชอปปิ้ง.
How do you pronounce it?
chɔ́p-bpîng
Did you know?
- When shopping at a street market, a Thai person might use the phrase เดินเล่น 'walking play' to describe a casual shopping trip where they have no specific item to buy.
- While ชอปปิ้ง is used for leisure, Thai people often use the word ตลาด 'market' as a verb to describe the specific cultural act of shopping for fresh food and daily essentials.
- In Thailand, the act of ชอปปิ้ง is often accompanied by the custom of bargaining, which is socially expected in markets but considered inappropriate in malls.
Examples in context
- ทุกเช้าฉันออกไปชอปปิ้งI go shopping every morning.This sentence shows how to use ชอปปิ้ง to describe a morning routine.Tatoeba #2177567 by regambit, translation #3075828 by AkuNeko
- การชอปปิ้งเป็นงานอดิเรกของฉันkan chop-ping pen ngan-adi-rek khong chanShopping is my hobby.
- ฉันชอบชอปปิ้งที่ห้างสรรพสินค้าchan chop chop-ping thi hang-sap-pha-sin-khaI like shopping at the department store.
Example conversation
Two friends are discussing their plans for the weekend.
- กนกวรรณ Kanokwanเสาร์นี้คุณอยากไปชอปปิ้งไหมsao ni khun yak pai chop-ping maiDo you want to go shopping this Saturday?
- ธนกฤต Thanakritผมอยากไปชอปปิ้งพอดีเลยครับphom yak pai chop-ping pho-di loei khrapI actually want to go shopping.
- กนกวรรณ Kanokwanงั้นเราไปที่ห้างกันเถอะngan rao pai thi hang kan thoeThen let's go to the mall.
- ธนกฤต Thanakritตกลงครับ เจอกันวันเสาร์นะtok-long khrap choe kan wan sao naOkay, see you on Saturday.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “shopping” translations and entries ชอปปิ้ง, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
