telephone
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- 1 telephone、phone
- 2 call by phone、telephone
It refers to a telephone, telephone communication, or, as a verb, the act of calling someone by phone.
telephone、phone
It refers to a device used for phone calls, including both landline phones and mobile phones.
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โทรศัพท์อยู่บนโต๊ะ thoorasàp yùu bon tó The phone is on the table. โทรศัพท์อยู่บนโต๊ะ details
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ฉันมีโทรศัพท์สองเครื่อง chǎn mii thoorasàp sɔ̌ɔŋ khrʉ̂aŋ I have two phones. ฉันมีโทรศัพท์สองเครื่อง details
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ติดต่อผ่านทางโทรศัพท์ tìt tɔ̀ɔ phàan thaaŋ thoorasàp Contact by phone. ติดต่อผ่านทางโทรศัพท์ details
call by phone、telephone
It means to contact or speak with someone by telephone.
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โทรศัพท์หาแม่ thoorasàp hǎa mɛ̂ɛ Call Mom. โทรศัพท์หาแม่ details
Learning notes
Explanation
โทรศัพท์ can be a noun referring either to a telephone device or to telephone communication. It can also be used as a verb meaning “to call by phone.” The classifier for telephone devices is เครื่อง, as in โทรศัพท์สองเครื่อง, “two phones.” A mobile phone is โทรศัพท์มือถือ, often shortened to มือถือ in conversation. Common combinations include รับโทรศัพท์ “answer the phone,” วางโทรศัพท์ “hang up,” and เบอร์โทรศัพท์ “phone number.”
Usage
It is widely used when discussing phone devices, exchanging phone numbers, or contacting family, friends, and business associates. More formal notices and business communication often use expressions such as ติดต่อทางโทรศัพท์, “contact by phone.”
Caution
To say “call someone,” โทรหา followed by the person is the most natural everyday pattern; โทรศัพท์หา is also possible. โทรศัพท์ does not mean only a landline. Use โทรศัพท์มือถือ when you specifically mean a mobile phone and โทรศัพท์บ้าน for a home landline.
Differences from similar words
1 telephone synonyms
2 call by phone synonyms
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โทร is the shorter and more common verb for “to call” in everyday speech. Verbal โทรศัพท์ is also correct but sounds less concise and is more common in formal or explicit wording.