Shopping and money
PlacesSupermarket in Thai
“Supermarket” in Thai is ซูเปอร์มาร์เก็ตsuu-bpôe-maa-gêt.
supermarket noun
- suu mid
- bpôe falling
- maa mid
- gêt falling
- Falling: start high and drop clearly, like a firm “No!”
How to use it
Thais use the English word, often shortened to super, and more often just name the chain: Big C, Lotus's, Tops or Makro. In speech the first syllable is often short, súp, and many shop signs spell it that way too: ซุปเปอร์มาร์เก็ตsúp-bpôe-maa-gêt. Supermarkets are usually on the ground floor or in the basement of a mall. For fresh food at lower prices, Thais go to the market, ตลาดdtà-làat.
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:
- supermarket
- super market
- sup per mar ket
- supermaket
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