Shopping and money
PlacesConvenience store in Thai
“Convenience store” in Thai is ร้านสะดวกซื้อráan-sà-dùak-súue; you'll also hear เซเว่นsee-wên (everyday).
convenience store noun
- ráan high
- sà low
- dùak low
- súue high
- High: start high and go a little higher, a bit tense; don’t let it fall.
- Low: flat and lower than your normal voice, dropping a little at the end.
7-Eleven name everyday
- see mid
- wên falling
- Falling: start high and drop clearly, like a firm “No!”
How to use it
ร้านสะดวกซื้อráan-sà-dùak-súue, a "convenient-buying shop", is the general word, but with well over ten thousand branches, 7-Eleven is what everyone says: ไปเซเว่นbpai see-wên often just means popping out to the shop. You can pay bills, top up your phone and buy hot meals there; the cashier will ask อุ่นไหมùn mǎi, shall I heat it up?
Other spellings you'll see
There's no single official way to write Thai in English letters. We mark the tone of every syllable; online you'll also find:
- seven
- sewen
- se wen
- 7 eleven
- ran sa duak sue
- raan sadwak sue
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