ชอปปิง
chɔ́p-bpîngMeanings
1VerbA2
[to] go shopping; shop
To go out to buy goods, often for leisure; casual or recreational buying.
Examples
วันนี้wan-níiวันนี้wan-níi1today (time of speech)2today; this day3nowadays; at presentฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)ไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already past5too; excessivelyชอปปิงchɔ́p-bpîngชอปปิงchɔ́p-bpîng1[to] go shopping; shop2shoppingที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerห้างhâangห้างhâang1mall; shopping center2department store3trading firm (dated/formal)กับgàpกับgàp1with; together with2and (informal)3side dish; accompaniment4against; versus5to; toward (recipient/target)6classifier: sets/pairs (spoon and fork)เพื่อนpʉ̂ʉanเพื่อนpʉ̂ʉan1friend2classmate; colleague (peer)3companion; fellow
Today I go shopping at the mall with friends.
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เมื่อวานmêuua waanเราraoไปbpaiชอปปิงchóp-bpingเล่นๆlên lênเดินดูdern dooเสื้อผ้าsêua pâaแต่dtàeไม่mâiซื้อséuเยอะyéh
Yesterday we went shopping just for fun, browsing clothes but not buying much.
พรุ่งนี้prûng-néeเขาkăoจะjàไปbpaiชอปปิงchóp-bpingหลังเลิกงานlăng lêrk ngaanแค่kâeอยากyàakเดินดูdern dooของkŏngใหม่ๆmài mài
Tomorrow he will go shopping after work; he just wants to look at new things.
ฉันchănชอบchôpชวนchuanแม่mâeไปbpaiชอปปิงchóp-bpingวันอาทิตย์wan aa-títเราraoเดินdernเลือกlêuuakของkŏngเพลินๆplern-plernแล้วláeoแวะกินwá ginขนมkà-nŏmกันgan
I like inviting my mom to go shopping on Sundays; we leisurely pick things out and then stop for a treat.
2NounA2
shopping
The activity of buying goods, especially for leisure.
Examples
ฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)ไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already past5too; excessivelyชอปปิงchɔ́p-bpîngชอปปิงchɔ́p-bpîng1[to] go shopping; shop2shoppingกับgàpกับgàp1with; together with2and (informal)3side dish; accompaniment4against; versus5to; toward (recipient/target)6classifier: sets/pairs (spoon and fork)เพื่อนpʉ̂ʉanเพื่อนpʉ̂ʉan1friend2classmate; colleague (peer)3companion; fellowที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerห้างhâangห้างhâang1mall; shopping center2department store3trading firm (dated/formal)ตอนบ่ายdtɔɔn-bàaiตอนบ่ายdtɔɔn-bàai1afternoon2in the afternoon
I went shopping with friends at the mall in the afternoon.
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Shall we go shopping for discounted clothes tomorrow?
วันหยุดwan yùtฉันchănชอบchôpชอปปิงchóp-bpingดูdooของเล่นkŏng lênใหม่màiๆ-แล้วláeoค่อยkôiตัดสินใจdtàt-sĭn-jaiซื้อséu
On holidays I enjoy shopping, looking at new toys, and then deciding what to buy.
เขาkǎoบอกว่าbɔ̀ɔk-wâaชอปปิงchɔ́p-bpîngเป็นbpenวิธีwí-tiiพักผ่อนpák-pɔ̀ɔnที่tîiช่วยให้chûuai-hâiลืมlʉʉmความเครียดkwaam-krîiatจากjàakงานngaanได้dâai
He says shopping is a way to relax that helps him forget work stress.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is ชอปปิง said ช็อบ-ปิ้ง?
chɔ́p-bpîng
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableShort vowelEnds in -บ, a stop, so it is dead.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
High tone
chɔ́p
Starts high and keeps climbing.
Low class + No tone mark + Dead syllable · Short vowel → High
Tone chart
Every class and spelling pattern, with this syllable outlined.
| Mid class | High class | Low class | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No mark + live | Mid | Rising | Mid |
| No mark + dead short | Low | Low | High |
| No mark + dead long | Low | Low | Falling |
| Mai ek | Low | Low | Falling |
| Mai tho | Falling | Falling | High |
| Mai tri | High | — | — |
| Mai chattawa | Rising | — | — |
Word Breakdown
ชอปchɔ̂ɔpชอปchɔ̂ɔp1[to] shop; go shopping2shop; store; boutique3workshop; machine shop[to] shop; go shoppingPart 1
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ชอปปิงchɔ́p-bpîngชอปปิงchɔ́p-bpîng[to] go shopping; shop[to] go shopping; shopWord