จาน
plate
Native recording
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- 1 plate、dish
- 2 plate of food [counter]、serving [on a plate]
จาน mainly means a flat plate or dish used for serving food. It is also used as a counter for servings of food, and in compounds for flat, disc-shaped objects.
plate、dish
This sense refers to a flat plate or dish used to hold or serve food. It is a very common everyday word.
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ล้างจาน láaŋ caan wash the dishes ล้างจาน details
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ขอจานเปล่าใบนึงค่ะ khɔ̌ɔ caan plàaw bay nʉŋ khà Could I have an extra plate, please? ขอจานเปล่าใบนึงค่ะ details
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วางอาหารบนจาน waaŋ aahǎan bon caan put the food on a plate วางอาหารบนจาน details
plate of food [counter]、serving [on a plate]
This is the counter for servings or plates of food. It counts the food served on a plate, not the physical plate itself.
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ข้าวผัดหนึ่งจาน khâaw phàt nʉ̀ŋ caan one plate of fried rice ข้าวผัดหนึ่งจาน details
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ขอส้มตำสองจาน khɔ̌ɔ sôm tam sɔ̌ɔŋ caan Two plates of som tam, please. ขอส้มตำสองจาน details
Learning notes
Explanation
The core image of จาน is something flat that can hold things on top. When counting physical plates, ใบ is commonly used, as in จานหนึ่งใบ, “one plate.” When counting servings of food, จาน itself works as the counter, as in ข้าวผัดหนึ่งจาน, “one plate of fried rice.” The shape also extends to compounds such as จานบิน and จานดาวเทียม.
Usage
It is used at home, in restaurants, and around meals for plates, washing dishes, ordering food, and talking about servings. In technical or everyday equipment-related contexts, it appears in compounds for disc-shaped parts or dishes such as satellite dishes.
Caution
For deep bowls, soups, and noodles, ชาม is often more natural. Also keep apart จานหนึ่งใบ for one physical plate and ข้าวผัดหนึ่งจาน for one serving or plate of fried rice.
Differences from similar words
1 plate synonyms
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ถ้วย often refers to a small cup or small bowl. จาน is a flat plate, with the idea of food placed on its surface.
2 plate of food [counter] synonyms
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ที่ can count portions or orders, often with the sense of a serving for one person. จาน specifically counts food as plates or platefuls.