ฝา
lid
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- 1 lid、cap、cover (for a container)
- 2 wall、partition
- 3 [classifier for lids and caps]、capful
ฝา refers to a lid or cap that closes a container, and it can also mean a wall or partition enclosing a space. It is additionally used to count lids and cap-sized amounts.
lid、cap、cover (for a container)
A lid, cap, or similar removable piece used to close the opening of a container.
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ปิดฝาขวดให้แน่น pìt fǎa khùat hây nɛ̂n Close the bottle cap tightly. ปิดฝาขวดให้แน่น details
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ช่วยเปิดฝาหม้อหน่อย chûay pə̀ət fǎa mɔ̂ɔ nɔ̀ɔy Could you take the lid off the pot? ช่วยเปิดฝาหม้อหน่อย details
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อย่าลืมปิดฝากล่อง yàa lʉʉm pìt fǎa klɔ̀ɔŋ Don't forget to close the box lid. อย่าลืมปิดฝากล่อง details
wall、partition
A wall or partition forming the side of a building or dividing an interior space.
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ช่างกำลังทาสีฝาห้อง châaŋ kamlaŋ thaa sǐi fǎa hɔ̂ŋ The worker is painting the walls of the room. ช่างกำลังทาสีฝาห้อง details
[classifier for lids and caps]、capful
A classifier for lids and caps, also used as a measure meaning a capful when a product cap serves as a measuring cup.
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รับประทานครั้งละหนึ่งฝา rápprathaan khráŋ lá nʉ̀ŋ fǎa Take one capful at a time. รับประทานครั้งละหนึ่งฝา details
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เติมน้ำยาสองฝา təəm námyaa sɔ̌ɔŋ fǎa Add two capfuls of the liquid. เติมน้ำยาสองฝา details
Learning notes
Explanation
The most common meaning is a lid or cap for a pot, bottle, box, or other container. The container name normally follows ฝา, as in ฝาหม้อ “pot lid,” ฝาขวด “bottle cap,” and ฝากล่อง “box lid.” เปิดฝา means to open or remove a lid, while ปิดฝา means to close it. ฝา can also mean a wall, particularly one enclosing a house or room. It is especially natural when discussing traditional walls made of wood, bamboo, or similar materials. ผนัง and ฝาผนัง are also common for walls in modern buildings. As a classifier, ฝา counts lids and caps. When a product cap is used for measuring medicine, detergent, or another liquid, หนึ่งฝา means “one capful” and สองฝา means “two capfuls.”
Usage
It is very common in everyday situations involving the opening and closing of pots, bottles, boxes, and other containers. It also appears in discussions of house walls and in instructions for measuring medicine, detergent, or other liquids with a supplied cap.
Caution
ฝา is not a general word for everything that covers an opening or space: a door is ประตู, a window is หน้าต่าง, and a roof is หลังคา. A capful is also not a fixed unit of volume; its amount depends on the cap supplied with the product.
Differences from similar words
1 lid synonyms
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จุก is a stopper or plug inserted into an opening. ฝา is broader and usually covers, rests on, or screws onto the top of a container.
2 wall synonyms
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กำแพง commonly refers to a substantial wall or barrier around property or built for protection. ฝา usually refers to a wall forming part of a house or room.
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ผนัง is the general modern term for a building wall. ฝา often suggests the enclosing side of a house or room and is especially natural for walls made of materials such as wood or bamboo.