night market
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- 1 night market、evening market
This means a market or street-market area that operates in the evening or at night, often with food stalls, clothes, souvenirs, and small goods.
night market、evening market
A place where market stalls or shops open in the evening or at night, commonly used for eating out, shopping, and sightseeing.
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ตลาดกลางคืนเปิดกี่โมง talàat klaaŋ khʉʉn pə̀ət kìi mooŋ What time does the night market open? ตลาดกลางคืนเปิดกี่โมง details
Learning notes
Explanation
ตลาดกลางคืน is a compound of ตลาด “market” and กลางคืน “night.” It is a neutral everyday word and is also common in travel contexts. It often refers to a place for street food, casual shopping, souvenirs, or walking around in the evening. Common verbs used with it include ไป “go,” เดิน “walk around,” เปิด “open,” ปิด “close,” and มี “have/there is.”
Usage
Use this word when talking about going out in the evening for food, browsing stalls, buying souvenirs, or asking about opening hours. It is natural both in travel conversations and in everyday local plans.
Caution
Do not use it just because a normal supermarket or convenience store is open at night. ตลาดสด means a fresh market, and ตลาดนัด means a scheduled open-air market or flea-market-style market; their focus is different from ตลาดกลางคืน.