ประตู
door
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- 1 door、gate、doorway
- 2 goal [sports]
- 3 goals [counter]
This common word refers to a door or gate that provides access between spaces. In sports, it also means a goal and is used to count goals scored.
door、gate、doorway
An opening used to enter or leave a room, building, or enclosed area, as well as the door or gate that closes it.
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ปิดประตูเบาๆ pìt pratuu baw baw Close the door gently. ปิดประตูเบาๆ details
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กรุณาเคาะประตูก่อนเปิดประตู karunaa khɔ́ pratuu kɔ̀ɔn pə̀ət pratuu Please knock before opening the door. กรุณาเคาะประตูก่อนเปิดประตู details
goal [sports]
The goal structure or target area into which the ball is sent to score in sports such as soccer.
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ยิงเข้าประตู yiŋ khâw pratuu score a goal ยิงเข้าประตู details
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ลูกบอลชนเสาประตู lûuk bɔɔn chon sǎw pratuu The ball hit the goalpost. ลูกบอลชนเสาประตู details
goals [counter]
Used after a number to count goals scored or conceded in sports such as soccer.
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เขาทำได้สามประตู khǎw tham dâay sǎam pratuu He scored three goals. เขาทำได้สามประตู details
Learning notes
Explanation
The central image of ประตู is something at the boundary between two spaces that allows people or things to pass through. It covers both “door” and “gate.” For example, ประตูห้อง is a room door, while ประตูรั้ว is a gate in a fence or wall. Physical doors and gates are normally counted with the classifier บาน: ประตูสองบาน means “two doors.” In sports, ประตู refers to the goal itself. After a number, it also functions as a counter for goals scored or conceded. It can be used figuratively in the pattern ประตูสู่… (“a gateway to…”). For example, ประตูสู่อนาคต means “a gateway to the future.”
Usage
It is used constantly when talking about opening, closing, locking, or locating doors and gates in homes, hotels, shops, schools, and vehicles. It is also common in directions involving entrances and in sports discussions about the goal or the number of goals scored.
Caution
Context determines whether ประตู means the physical door or gate, or the opening itself. In signs and directions, ทางเข้า (“entrance”) and ทางออก (“exit”) make the direction explicit. Physical doors take บาน as their classifier, whereas sports goals are counted with ประตู itself.