mattress
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- 1 mattress、sleeping mat
- 2 place to sleep、sleeping place
This everyday word refers either to something used to lie on while sleeping, especially a mattress, or to a place where a person or animal can sleep.
mattress、sleeping mat
It refers to a mattress or similar padded bedding that a person lies on to sleep.
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อยากซื้อที่นอนใหม่ yàak sʉ́ʉ thîi nɔɔn mày I want to buy a new mattress. อยากซื้อที่นอนใหม่ details
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เอาที่นอนไปผึ่งแดด aw thîi nɔɔn pay phʉ̀ŋ dɛ̀ɛt Take the mattress out to air in the sun. เอาที่นอนไปผึ่งแดด details
place to sleep、sleeping place
It refers to a spot or sleeping place available for a person or animal, rather than a particular piece of bedding.
Learning notes
Explanation
ที่นอน is formed from ที่, which can indicate a place or something intended for a particular purpose, and นอน, “to sleep” or “to lie down.” Its central idea is therefore “something or somewhere used for sleeping.” When discussing buying bedding or describing firmness and softness, it usually means “mattress.” For example, ซื้อที่นอน means “buy a mattress,” and ที่นอนนุ่ม means “a soft mattress.” In expressions about whether somewhere to sleep is available, such as มีที่นอน or ไม่มีที่นอน, it means “a place to sleep.” It can also refer to an animal’s sleeping place. อัน is commonly used when counting mattresses as objects. ที่ or แห่ง may be used when counting sleeping places.
Usage
It is commonly used when arranging bedding at home, shopping for a mattress, discussing whether a sleeping place is available, or talking about a pet’s bed. It is a neutral, everyday word.
Caution
ที่นอน does not mean “bedroom”; that is ห้องนอน. If you specifically mean the bed frame or the bed as a piece of furniture, use เตียง or โครงเตียง.
Differences from similar words
1 mattress synonyms
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ฟูก refers to a thick sleeping mat or padded floor mattress. ที่นอน is broader and is the usual general term for a mattress, especially when discussing bedding or shopping.
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เตียง means a bed as a piece of furniture, including its frame. ที่นอน more often refers to the mattress or padded bedding placed on a bed frame or floor.