แดด
sunlight
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- 1 sunlight、sunshine、sun rays、direct sun
This is the everyday word for sunlight or sunshine as it reaches you and feels hot or bright. It refers to the sun’s rays, not the sun as a celestial body.
sunlight、sunshine、sun rays、direct sun
Sunlight or sunshine that hits people, objects, or places, often with a sense of heat or brightness.
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แดดแรง dɛ̀ɛt rɛɛŋ The sun is strong. แดดแรง details
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วันนี้แดดแรงมาก wan níi dɛ̀ɛt rɛɛŋ mâak The sunlight is very strong today. วันนี้แดดแรงมาก details
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อย่าอยู่กลางแดดนาน yàa yùu klaaŋ dɛ̀ɛt naan Don’t stay in the sun too long. อย่าอยู่กลางแดดนาน details
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นำไปตากแดดห้าชั่วโมง nam pay tàak dɛ̀ɛt hâa chûamooŋ Put it out to dry in the sun for five hours. นำไปตากแดดห้าชั่วโมง details
Learning notes
Explanation
แดด refers to sunlight as it reaches the ground, not the sun itself in the sky. Common combinations include แดดแรง “strong sun,” แดดจัด “very strong sunlight,” โดนแดด “be exposed to the sun,” ตากแดด “dry in the sun,” หลบแดด “avoid the sun,” and กลางแดด “out in the sun.” It is strongly associated with heat, brightness, sun exposure, and drying things outdoors.
Usage
It is used in everyday talk about weather, going outside, heat, sunburn, and drying clothes or food in the sun. Because strong sun is common in Thailand, it appears very often in practical daily conversation.
Caution
แดด does not mean the sun as an object in the sky. For the sun rising or setting, use พระอาทิตย์. Also, แดดดี can mean “good sunlight,” especially for drying things, so อากาศดี is more natural for saying the weather is nice in general.
Differences from similar words
1 sunlight synonyms
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แสงแดด explicitly means “sunlight” and can sound a bit more descriptive. แดด is shorter and very common in everyday speech, often suggesting bright or hot sun.