Khlong Thom Market
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- 1 Khlong Thom Market、periodic market
This is the name Khlong Thom Market, best known as a Bangkok shopping area for tools, spare parts, electronics, used goods, and miscellaneous items. The same name is also used for some local markets elsewhere in Thailand.
Khlong Thom Market、periodic market
A proper name for the well-known market and shopping district in Bangkok, or for a local market with the same name elsewhere in Thailand.
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ตลาดคลองถมขายอะไรบ้าง talàat khlɔɔŋ thǒm khǎay aray bâaŋ What do they sell at Khlong Thom Market? ตลาดคลองถมขายอะไรบ้าง details
Learning notes
Explanation
The name consists of ตลาด, “market,” and คลองถม, “Khlong Thom,” the place name. In Bangkok, it may refer not only to a single market site but also to the surrounding shopping district. The area is especially associated with tools, spare parts, electrical and electronic goods, used items, and miscellaneous merchandise. Some markets outside Bangkok also use this name, so the intended location may depend on context.
Usage
It is used when discussing shopping destinations, meeting places, searches for tools or spare parts, and directions or transportation around the Khlong Thom area. A province or town name may be added when referring to a market outside Bangkok.
Caution
The market has historically been nicknamed the “Thieves’ Market,” but that is not an appropriate neutral translation of its modern name. Also, a ตลาดนัดคลองถม outside Bangkok is not necessarily connected with the famous Bangkok market.