เป็นโชห่วย(bpen choh-hùuai)
Meanings
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[to] run a mom-and-pop shop; [to] be a small-grocery owner
To run or operate a small family-run grocery/convenience shop. Often expressed as 'เปิดเปิดbpèrt1[to] turn on; switch on2[to] start; launch; open for business3[to] open; unwrap; unlock; turn on/ทำร้านโชห่วย' in standard Thai.
Examples
หลังจากlăng jàakหลังจากlăng jàak1after; subsequent to (time)2after; once (clause)ออกจากòk jàakออกจากòk jàak1[to] leave; exit; depart from2from; out of (after a verb)งานประจำngaan bprà-jamงานประจำngaan bprà-jam1regular job; day job2routine work; regular dutiesเธอterเธอter1you (informal; familiar)2term of address (affectionate)3she; herก็gâwก็gâw1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3even; after all (emphasis/justification)4conditional marker (if… then…)5topic/resumption markerตัดสินใจdtàt-sĭn-jaiตัดสินใจdtàt-sĭn-jai[to] decideกลับบ้านglàp bâanกลับบ้านglàp bâan[to] go (back) home; return homeไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3(aspect) continuation into the future4gone; past (serial verb use)เปิดbpèrtเปิดbpèrt1[to] turn on; switch on2[to] start; launch; open for business3[to] open; unwrap; unlock; turn onร้านโชห่วยráan choh-hùuayร้านโชห่วยráan choh-hùuaylocal grocery store; mom-and-pop shopของตัวเองkŏng dtuua ayngของตัวเองkŏng dtuua ayngone's own
After quitting her office job, she decided to go back home to open her own grocery shop.
Word Breakdown
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โชห่วยchoh hùuaiโชห่วยchoh hùuai1mom-and-pop shop; small grocery2shopkeeper of a mom-and-pop storePart 2
เป็นโชห่วยbpen choh-hùuaiเป็นโชห่วยbpen choh-hùuai[to] run a mom-and-pop shop; [to] be a small-grocery owner