Thai Shopping Vocabulary

Here are Thai words for shopping to start with: ซื้อ (sue, buy), บัตร (bat, card), แพง (phaeng, expensive), จ่าย (chai, pay). Below are 32 words (A1–B2) with their English translations, part of speech and a romanization to help you say them, across 4 themed lists.

Handbags and shoes on shelves in a boutique
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Shopping Basics

A1–A2
EnglishThaiTypeLevel
buyซื้อsueverbA1
cardบัตรbatnounA1
expensiveแพงphaengadjA1
payจ่ายchaiverbA1
priceราคาrakanounA1
cashเงินสดngoen sotnounA2
cheapราคาถูกraka thukadjA2
costมีราคาmi rakaverbA2

The rest of this pack is in the app

Shopping Intermediate

A1–B1
EnglishThaiTypeLevel
bagถุงthungnounA1
moneyเงินngoennounA1
pocketกระเป๋าเสื้อkrapao sueanounA1
sizeขนาดkhanatnounA1
creditเครดิตkhreditnounA2
packแพ็กpaeknounA2
receiptใบเสร็จbai setnounA2
bargainของถูกkhong thuknounB1

Shopping Advanced

A2–B2
EnglishThaiTypeLevel
returnคืนสินค้าkhuen sinkhaverbA2
consumerผู้บริโภคphu boriphoknounB1
retailการค้าปลีกkan kha pliknounB1
warrantyการรับประกันkan rap prakannounB1
acquisitionของที่ได้มาkhong thi dai manounB2
e-commerceอีคอมเมิร์ซikhommoetnounB2
merchandiseสินค้าsinkhanounB2
purchaseการซื้อkan suenounB2

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Cleaning Products

A2–B1
EnglishThaiTypeLevel
broomไม้กวาดmai kwatnounA2
antisepticยาฆ่าเชื้อสำหรับผิวหนังya kha chuea samrap phio nangnounB1
bleachสารฟอกขาวsan fok khaonounB1
detergentผงซักฟอกphong sakfoknounB1
disinfectantน้ำยาฆ่าเชื้อโรคnamya kha chuearoknounB1
fabric softenerน้ำยาปรับผ้านุ่มnamya prap pha numnounB1
sanitizerเจลล้างมือฆ่าเชื้อchel lang mue kha chueanounB1
stain removerน้ำยาขจัดคราบnamya khachat khrapnounB1

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A sample of the A1–B2 words. The rest are in the app

Watch Your LanguageVocabulary widgets for iPhone & Apple Watch

These lists show a sample of the A1–B2 words for shopping. The packs in Watch Your Language hold more and reach the advanced levels, along with every other topic.

The app shows them to you a few at a time, in a widget on your iPhone Lock Screen and on your Apple Watch face, and brings back the ones you keep forgetting.

Common questions

Which Thai words should I learn for shopping?

You could start with words like ซื้อ (sue, buy), บัตร (bat, card), แพง (phaeng, expensive), จ่าย (chai, pay). This page lists 32 Thai words for shopping (A1–B2), each with its English translation and part of speech.

How can I remember these Thai words?

Reading a list once is rarely enough. Watch Your Language shows Thai words like these in a widget on your iPhone Lock Screen and on your Apple Watch face, and schedules repeats so the words you keep forgetting come back more often.

Are these word lists free?

Yes. The lists on this page are free to read, with no sign-up. The app holds more words for each topic.

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