drink
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A general noun for anything intended for people to drink, including water, tea, coffee, soft drinks, and alcohol.
drink、beverage
Refers broadly to something people drink and is used both in everyday conversation and as a product or menu category.
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คุณต้องการเครื่องดื่มอะไร khun tɔ̂ŋ kaan khrʉ̂aŋ dʉ̀ʉm aray What would you like to drink? คุณต้องการเครื่องดื่มอะไร details
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เมนูเครื่องดื่ม meenuu khrʉ̂aŋ dʉ̀ʉm drinks menu เมนูเครื่องดื่ม details
Learning notes
Explanation
เครื่องดื่ม is formed from เครื่อง, meaning an item or thing for a particular purpose, and ดื่ม, “to drink.” Together, it functions as the noun “drink” or “beverage.” It covers water, tea, coffee, juice, alcoholic drinks, and other beverages. It is neutral in tone and appears naturally in conversation, menus, product categories, advertisements, and public notices. When counting servings or containers, use an appropriate counter such as แก้ว for glasses or cups, ขวด for bottles, or กระป๋อง for cans. ชนิด or ประเภท can be used when counting types of beverages.
Usage
Commonly used when ordering at restaurants and cafés, labeling the drinks section of a menu, or classifying products in stores. It also frequently appears in notices and rules in the phrase อาหารและเครื่องดื่ม, meaning “food and drinks.”
Caution
เครื่องดื่ม is a noun meaning “drink” or “beverage”; use ดื่ม for the action “to drink.” It does not imply alcohol by itself. Use เครื่องดื่มแอลกอฮอล์ when you specifically mean alcoholic beverages.