แบตเตอรี่
battery
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This word refers to a battery that stores or supplies electrical power to a device or vehicle.
battery
It broadly refers to batteries used to power devices and vehicles, including disposable cells, rechargeable batteries, and car batteries.
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เปลี่ยนแบตเตอรี่รถยนต์ plìan bɛ̀ɛttəərîi rót yon Replace the car battery. เปลี่ยนแบตเตอรี่รถยนต์ details
Learning notes
Explanation
This is a loanword from English “battery.” In everyday conversation, it is very often shortened to แบต. Common expressions include ชาร์จแบต “charge the battery,” แบตหมด “the battery is dead,” แบตเต็ม “the battery is fully charged,” and แบตเสื่อม “the battery has deteriorated.” The full form แบตเตอรี่ is common in product information and more formal or technical contexts. The general classifier อัน can be used when counting batteries. Depending on the type, ก้อน may be used for small cells and ลูก for larger units such as car batteries.
Usage
It is commonly used when discussing the battery level of a phone or computer, replacing batteries in household devices, or checking and replacing a car or motorcycle battery. The shortened form แบต is especially common in casual speech.
Caution
แบตเตอรี่หมด or แบตหมด normally means that the battery has run out of power, not that the physical battery is missing. For ordinary disposable cells, ถ่าน or ถ่านไฟฉาย is also commonly used.
Differences from similar words
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ถ่าน commonly refers to a disposable household cell, such as one used in a remote control. แบตเตอรี่ is broader and also covers rechargeable and automotive batteries.