ห้าง
department store
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- 1 department store、shopping mall
- 2 commercial firm、business house
This word most commonly refers to a department store or shopping mall. In business names and legal terms, it can also refer to a commercial firm or partnership.
department store、shopping mall
A large retail complex, including both department stores and modern shopping malls.
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ไปห้างกันไหม pay hâaŋ kan mǎy Do you want to go to the mall? ไปห้างกันไหม details
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วันนี้ห้างปิดกี่โมง wan níi hâaŋ pìt kìi mooŋ What time does the mall close today? วันนี้ห้างปิดกี่โมง details
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ซื้อของที่ห้าง sʉ́ʉ khɔ̌ɔŋ thîi hâaŋ shop at the mall ซื้อของที่ห้าง details
commercial firm、business house
A commercial firm or business entity, now found mainly in company names and established legal or business terms.
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ห้างหุ้นส่วนจำกัด hâaŋ hûn sùan camkàt limited partnership ห้างหุ้นส่วนจำกัด details
Learning notes
Explanation
In modern everyday Thai, ห้าง usually means a department store or shopping mall where people shop, eat, or watch movies. Although it is commonly associated with the longer term ห้างสรรพสินค้า, its everyday use is not limited to traditional department stores. แห่ง can be used when counting such facilities, as in ห้างสองแห่ง (“two retail complexes”). The commercial-firm sense is most useful to learners as part of fixed terms such as ห้างหุ้นส่วน.
Usage
It is common in conversations about going out to shop, eat, or see a movie, especially in expressions such as ไปห้าง (“go to the mall”) and เดินห้าง (“walk around the mall”). The business-entity sense appears mainly in company names, signs, and registration documents.
Caution
ห้าง alone does not strictly distinguish a department store from a shopping mall. When precision matters, use ห้างสรรพสินค้า for a department store and ศูนย์การค้า for a shopping center. Using ห้าง by itself to mean a business firm may be misunderstood as “mall” in ordinary conversation.
Differences from similar words
1 department store synonyms
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ร้าน normally refers to an individual shop or restaurant. ห้าง refers to a larger retail facility such as a department store or mall.
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ศูนย์การค้า is a more explicit and somewhat formal term for a shopping center. ห้าง is the shorter everyday term and may refer to either a mall or a department store.