Placeswalking street (a street market closed to traffic) noun
- tà low
- nǒn rising
- kon mid
- doen mid
- Low: flat and lower than your normal voice, dropping a little at the end.
- Rising: start low, dip, then rise to the top, like a doubtful “Really?”
How to use it
A ถนนคนเดินtà-nǒn-kon-doen, a "people-walking road", is a street closed to cars for an evening market of food, crafts and street musicians. Chiang Mai's Sunday market starts at Tha Phae Gate, ประตูท่าแพbprà-dtuu-tâa-pae, and runs through the old city, and many towns have one on a Saturday or Sunday.
Pattaya's nightlife strip is a different thing: Thais call it by its English name, Walking Street.
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:
- thanon khon doen
- tanon kon dern
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