dinner
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- 1 dinner、supper
This is the standard term for the main meal eaten in the evening: dinner or supper.
dinner、supper
The main meal eaten in the evening, whether at home or at a restaurant.
Learning notes
Explanation
อาหาร means “food” or “meal,” and เย็น means “evening” here, so the expression literally refers to the evening meal. It forms a useful set with อาหารเช้า “breakfast” and อาหารกลางวัน “lunch.” The term is neutral and works for a family meal, dinner at a restaurant, or meal information at a hotel. มื้อเย็น is another common expression and emphasizes dinner as a particular meal or sitting.
Usage
Use it when discussing what to have for dinner, asking whether someone has eaten, or inviting someone out for an evening meal. It is also common in restaurant and hotel information and travel schedules.
Caution
Although เย็น can also mean “cool” or “cold,” อาหารเย็น normally means “dinner,” not “cold food.” A late-night snack or meal eaten after dinner is อาหารมื้อดึก or ของกินตอนดึก, not อาหารเย็น.
Differences from similar words
1 dinner synonyms
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มื้อเย็น emphasizes the evening meal as a particular meal or sitting. อาหารเย็น is the standard general name for dinner.