ก๊าซ
gas
Native recording
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- 1 gas、gaseous substance、fuel gas
This word means gas: a substance like air that has no fixed shape and spreads to fill space. It is common in science, environmental, industrial, and news contexts.
gas、gaseous substance、fuel gas
A gaseous substance, including scientific gases, fuel gas, toxic gas, oxygen, carbon dioxide, and similar substances.
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ก๊าซออกซิเจน káas ɔ̀ɔksíceen oxygen gas ก๊าซออกซิเจน details
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ก๊าซเรือนกระจก káas rʉan kracòk greenhouse gas ก๊าซเรือนกระจก details
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ก๊าซรั่ว káas rûa a gas leak ก๊าซรั่ว details
Learning notes
Explanation
ก๊าซ is a loanword from English “gas.” It refers to a substance with no fixed shape that spreads through space. In science, it appears in phrases such as ก๊าซออกซิเจน “oxygen gas” and ก๊าซคาร์บอนไดออกไซด์ “carbon dioxide.” In energy and daily-life contexts, it appears in terms such as ก๊าซธรรมชาติ “natural gas” and ถังก๊าซ “gas cylinder.” Gas itself is usually treated as uncountable, so amounts are expressed with units or containers, such as liters or cylinders.
Usage
This word is often used in science, chemistry, environmental issues, energy, medicine, factories, safety management, and accident reports. It is especially important in terms such as “greenhouse gas,” “natural gas,” “toxic gas,” and “gas leak.”
Caution
For intestinal gas, Thai usually uses expressions such as ลมในท้อง rather than ก๊าซ. For household cooking gas in casual contexts, the spelling แก๊ส is also very common.
Differences from similar words
1 gas synonyms
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แก๊ส also means “gas” and is common in everyday speech, shops, and household contexts. ก๊าซ is the more standard or technical-looking spelling, common in news, science, environmental, and industrial contexts.