souk

souk — noun

1. a traditional outdoor or covered market found in towns and cities across the Mid

1.名詞B1
釋義

a traditional outdoor or covered market found in towns and cities across the Middle East and North Africa, where merchants sell items such as spices, fabrics, jewellery, and local handicrafts

例句

Faisal bought a handwoven rug at the old souk in Marrakech.

collocation: old souk + in [city]

The narrow alleys of the souk were filled with the smell of fresh spices.

passive: were filled with + sensory details

同義詞
  • bazaar

    more general term for a Middle Eastern or South Asian market; can also refer to a charity sale in English

  • market

    broader, less culturally specific; can refer to any place where goods are bought and sold

  • marketplace

    focuses on the location and commercial activity itself rather than the cultural character

文法句型

souk + in/of + [place]

用法筆記

Commonly capitalised (Souk) when it is part of a specific place name, such as Souk el-Had or Souk Waqif. The word is a loanword from Arabic and is used mainly in travel writing, cultural descriptions, and historical contexts.

常見錯誤

❌I went to the souk to buy groceries.
✅I went to the souk to buy spices and handmade crafts.
💡A souk typically sells traditional goods, not everyday groceries like a Western supermarket.
❌The souk is like a shopping mall.
✅The souk is a traditional outdoor market with many small stalls.
💡A souk is an open-air or covered market of individual stalls, not an enclosed air-conditioned mall.