Listening Practice

30-Second Thai EP 9: Grocery Shopping

Kru Nariss5 min read
30-Second Thai EP 9: Grocery Shopping

Episode 9 takes you to a Thai morning market. Fresh vegetables, fruit, meat, and sweets, all at prices that beat the supermarket. Morning markets are a daily ritual in Thailand, and this vocabulary will serve you well at any one of them.

Shopping vocabulary is among the most immediately useful Thai you can learn. Listen to the story, then follow along with the script.

Thai Script

วันนี้ฉันไปซื้อของที่ตลาดเช้า

ฉันซื้อผัก ผลไม้ เนื้อสัตว์ และข้าว

มีร้านขายขนมหวานเยอะมากในตลาด

ฉันชอบซื้อของที่ตลาด เพราะราคาถูก

ตอนบ่ายฉันทำอาหารจากของที่ซื้อมา

Romanization

wan-níi chǎn bpai sǔue khǎwng thîi dtà-làat cháao

chǎn séue phàk, phǒn-lá-máai, núea sàt, láe khâao

mii ráan kǎai khà-nǒm wǎan yér mâak nai dtà-làat

chǎn châwp séue khǎwng thîi dtà-làat, phró raa-kháa thùuk

dtawn bàai chǎn tham aa-hǎan jàak khǎwng thîi séue maa

English Translation

“Today, I went shopping at the morning market.”

“I bought vegetables, fruits, meat, and rice.”

“There are many shops selling sweets in the market.”

“I like shopping at the market because the prices are cheap.”

“In the afternoon, I cooked food using the things I bought.”

Vocabulary Focus

ซื้อของ

séue khǎwng

go shopping

ตลาดเช้า

dtà-làat cháao

morning market

ผัก

phàk

vegetables

ผลไม้

phǒn-lá-máai

fruit

เนื้อสัตว์

núea sàt

meat

ขนมหวาน

khà-nǒm wǎan

sweets

ราคาถูก

raa-khaa thùuk

cheap price

ตลาด

dtà-làat

market

ทำอาหาร

tham aa-hǎan

cook food

ของที่ซื้อมา

khǎwng thîi séue maa

things bought

Comprehension Questions

  1. วันนี้เธอไปซื้อของที่ไหน
    Where did she go shopping today?
  2. เธอซื้ออะไรบ้าง
    What did she buy?
  3. ในตลาดมีร้านขายอะไรเยอะมาก
    What is sold a lot in the market?
  4. ทำไมเธอชอบซื้อของที่ตลาด
    Why does she like shopping at the market?
  5. ตอนบ่ายเธอทำอะไร
    What did she do in the afternoon?

Practice Tips

  • Try reading the Thai script out loud before listening to the episode.
  • Practice the vocabulary by making your own shopping list in Thai.
  • Try reading the Thai script on a third pass.
  • Cover the English and see if you can translate on your own.

Want more structured listening practice? Nariss's video courses include hours of listening material at every level. Or try a different topic with the Children's Day story.

Kru Nariss, Thai language teacher

Written by Kru Nariss

Native Thai teacher, TEFL-certified, with six years of experience helping expats and travelers speak Thai with confidence. Based in Koh Samui.

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