electrical wire
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- 1 electrical wire、power cord
An everyday word for a wire or cord that carries electricity, including household wiring and appliance power cords.
electrical wire、power cord
A wire or cord used to carry electricity, such as building wiring, overhead wires, or an appliance power cord.
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อย่าแตะสายไฟ yàa tɛ̀ sǎay fay Don't touch the electrical wire. อย่าแตะสายไฟ details
Learning notes
Explanation
สายไฟ combines สาย, meaning a line, cord, or cable-like object, with ไฟ, which means “electricity” here. It is the common shortened form of สายไฟฟ้า. The word covers many kinds of electricity-carrying lines, from appliance cords and wiring inside a building to outdoor power lines. Common combinations include เดินสายไฟ “install wiring,” ต่อสายไฟ “connect wires,” ตัดสายไฟ “cut a wire,” and สายไฟขาด “the wire is broken.” The usual classifier is เส้น, so สายไฟสองเส้น means “two electrical wires.”
Usage
It is commonly used when talking about plugging in appliances, damaged cords, electrical safety, building wiring, and power lines running from utility poles.
Caution
สายไฟ refers to the wire or cord itself. A wall outlet is called เต้ารับ or ปลั๊กไฟ, while the plug on the end of a cord is ปลั๊ก. Cables mainly used for communication or data are normally identified by specific names, such as สายโทรศัพท์ for a telephone line or สายยูเอสบี for a USB cable.