สำเพ็ง(săm-peng)

Meanings

1Proper nounB2

Sampeng (Bangkok market district)

a historic market area in Bangkok’s Chinatown (Yaowarat), known for its narrow lanes and wholesale variety goods; also called Sampeng Market

Examples

ถ้าtâaถ้าtâa1if; in case2if only; provided that (conditional emphasis)อยากyàakอยากyàak1[to] want; desire2to crave; to long forซื้อของséu kŏngซื้อของséu kŏng[to] buy things; go shoppingกิ๊ฟgípกิ๊ฟgípgift (loanword); presentช็อปchópช็อปchóp1[to] shop2shop; store3shop-in-shop; store sectionเยอะๆyér-yérเยอะๆyér-yér1a lot; in large amounts (colloquial, emphatic)2many; numerous (colloquial, emphatic)ราคาถูกraa-kaa tòokราคาถูกraa-kaa tòokinexpensive; low-pricedต้องdtôngต้องdtông1must; have to2should; likely to; bound to3correct; rightไปที่bpai têeไปที่bpai têe[to] go to [somewhere]สำเพ็งsăm-pengสำเพ็งsăm-peng1Sampeng (Bangkok market district)2cheap; wholesale; tacky (Sampeng-style, colloq.)
If you want to buy a lot of cheap gift shop items, you have to go to Sampeng.
2AdjectiveC1

cheap; wholesale; tacky (Sampeng-style, colloq.)

colloquial use to describe cheap-looking, mass-market, or wholesale goods, like those sold in Sampeng; can sound pejorative (e.g., ของสำเพ็ง 'Sampeng-type goods', เสื้อดูสำเพ็ง 'the shirt looks cheap')

Examples

ของขวัญkŏng kwănของขวัญkŏng kwăngift; presentชิ้นนี้chín néeชิ้นนี้chín née1this piece/item2this piece of [noun]ดูdooดูdoo1consult; get advice from2try; have a go3[to] divine; tell fortune4[to] examine; check; inspect5[to] seem; appear6[to] look; watch; seeสำเพ็งsăm-pengสำเพ็งsăm-peng1Sampeng (Bangkok market district)2cheap; wholesale; tacky (Sampeng-style, colloq.)ไปหน่อยbpai nòiไปหน่อยbpai nòi1a bit (too); somewhat excessive2a little (farther/over); slightlyนะnáนะná1[!] persuasive/confirming particle2[!] softener; friendly particle3[!] attention-getter (initial position)ลองlongลองlong1[to] try; attempt2trial; test (attempt) [rare as standalone]หาhăaหาhăa1[to] look for; search for2[to] find (after searching)3[to] get; procure4[to] earn (money); make a living5[to] visit; go see6[to] call for; ask for; contact (by phone)อย่างอื่นyàang èunอย่างอื่นyàang èun1something else; other thing(s)2other; different (post-nominal)ที่têeที่têe1place; spot; seat; space2that/which/who (relative marker)3at; in; to (before place/recipient)4when; the time that (time marker)5ordinal/degree marker6classifier: place/seat/slotดีกว่าdee gwàaดีกว่าdee gwàa1better; preferable (comparative of 'ดี')2had better; would rather (suggestion/decision)นี้néeนี้née1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)ไหมmăiไหมmăi1yes–no question particle; or not?2silk
This gift looks a bit cheap, should we try finding something better?