ช้อป
chɔ́ɔpMeanings
1VerbA2
[to] shop; go shopping
to go shopping; to buy things, often as a leisure activity. Common in informal speech; variant spelling of ชอปชอปchɔ̂ɔp1shop; store; boutique2workshop; machine shop3[to] shop; go shopping.
Examples
วันนี้wan-níiวันนี้wan-níi1today (time of speech)2today; this day3nowadays; at presentว่างwâangว่างwâang1free; not busy2empty; vacant3[to] be idle; be unoccupiedฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)อยากyàakอยากyàak1[to] want; desire2to crave; to long forไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already past5too; excessivelyช้อปchɔ́ɔpช้อปchɔ́ɔp1[to] shop; go shopping2shop; store (informal; loanword)กับgàpกับgàp1with; together with2and (informal)3side dish; accompaniment4against; versus5to; toward (recipient/target)6classifier: sets/pairs (spoon and fork)เพื่อนpʉ̂ʉanเพื่อนpʉ̂ʉan1friend2classmate; colleague (peer)3companion; fellow
I’m free today; I want to go shopping with my friend.
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เมื่อวานmʉ̂ʉa-waanเราraoไปbpaiช้อปchɔ́ɔpที่tîiห้างhâangแล้วlɛ́ɛoได้dâaiรองเท้าrɔɔng-táaoมาmaaคู่kûuหนึ่งnʉ̀ng
Yesterday we went shopping at the mall and got a pair of shoes.
Tomorrow Mom will take us to go shopping for household items.
เสาร์นี้sǎo-níiกะว่าgà-wâaจะjàช้อปchɔ́ɔpของลดราคาkɔ̌ɔng-lót-raa-kaaแล้วlɛ́ɛoค่อยkɔ̂iไปกินข้าวbpai-gin-kâaoกับgàpเพื่อนpʉ̂ʉanต่อdtɔ̀ɔ
This Saturday I plan to go shopping for discounted items and then go eat with friends afterward.
2NounA2
shop; store (informal; loanword)
an informal term for a retail shop or store; often used in ads or casual speech. More formal Thai is ร้านร้านráan1shop; store2restaurant; eatery3booth; stall.
Examples
แถวบ้านtăeo bâanแถวบ้านtăeo bâanneighborhood; local areaมีmeeมีmee1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoช้อปchópช้อปchóp1[to] shop; go shopping2shop; store (informal; loanword)ขายkăaiขายkăai1[to] sell [sth]2for sale; for purchase3[to] sell oneself; prostitute oneselfขนมkà-nŏmขนมkà-nŏmsnack; sweet; dessertเล็กlékเล็กlék1small; little2young; younger; youngest3minor; slightๆ-อยู่yòoอยู่yòo1[to] live; reside; stay2to be (located); be at3progressive/continuative marker4to exist; remainหน้าปากซอยnâa bpàak soiหน้าปากซอยnâa bpàak soientrance of an alley
Near my house there’s a small snack shop at the alley entrance.
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เมื่อวานmʉ̂ʉa-waanฉันchǎnแวะไปwɛ́-bpaiที่tîiช้อปchɔ́ɔpตรงdtrongมุมmumห้างhâangเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaซื้อsʉ́ʉมือถือmʉʉ-tʉ̌ʉใหม่mài
Yesterday I stopped by the shop at the corner of the mall to buy a new phone.
พรุ่งนี้prûng-níiช้อปchɔ́ɔpนี้níiจะjàเปิดbpə̀ətโปรbprooลดราคาlót-raa-kaaตั้งแต่dtâng-dtɛ̀ɛสิบโมงเช้าsìp-moong-cháo
Tomorrow this shop will launch a discount promotion starting at 10 a.m.
ถ้าtâaอยากyàakเคลมkleemเครื่องkrʉ̂ʉangให้hâiไปที่bpai-tîiช้อปchɔ́ɔpของkɔ̌ɔngแบรนด์brɛɛnโดยตรงdooi-dtrongจะjàสะดวกsà-dùuakกว่าgwàa
If you want to claim a repair, go directly to the brand’s shop; it’ll be more convenient.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markMai tho
- Syllable endingDead syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
High tone
chɔ́ɔp
Starts high and keeps climbing.
Low class + Mai tho → 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 | — | — |