above; up above
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- 1 above; up above、upstairs; the upper floor、upper; upstairs
It refers to a higher position, direction, or part, including the area above and an upper floor.
above; up above、upstairs; the upper floor、upper; upstairs
It indicates a place or direction higher than a reference point. It can mean “above” or “upstairs,” and after a noun it can identify the upper one or upper part.
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มองข้างบน mɔɔŋ khâŋ bon Look up. มองข้างบน details
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เขาอยู่ข้างบน khǎw yùu khâŋ bon He is upstairs. เขาอยู่ข้างบน details
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ห้องข้างบน hɔ̂ŋ khâŋ bon the upstairs room ห้องข้างบน details
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ขึ้นไปข้างบน khʉ̂n pay khâŋ bon go upstairs / go up ขึ้นไปข้างบน details
Learning notes
Explanation
ข้างบน combines ข้าง, meaning a side or direction, with บน, meaning above or on top. Its basic image is “the upper side” or “the area up above,” and it is common in everyday Thai. It expresses location or direction in phrases such as อยู่ข้างบน “be up above” and มองข้างบน “look up.” When the context is a house or building, it often means “upstairs.” It can also follow a noun as a modifier. For example, ห้องข้างบน means “the upstairs room” or “the room above.”
Usage
It is commonly used to say that someone or something is higher up, to direct a person’s gaze or movement upward, or to talk about an upper floor. It is a natural everyday expression for describing location.
Caution
To say that something is on a surface, normally use บน followed by the reference object, as in บนโต๊ะ “on the table”; ข้างบนโต๊ะ is generally not the standard choice. ข้างบน mainly indicates a higher area or direction and does not itself imply contact with a surface. For explicit upward movement, add ขึ้น, as in ขึ้นไปข้างบน “go up.”