สว่าง
bright
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- 1 bright、well-lit、illuminated
- 2 dawn、daybreak
Describes something that has enough light to be clearly visible. It can also refer to daybreak, when darkness gives way to daylight.
bright、well-lit、illuminated
Describes a place, object, color, or display that has plenty of light and is easy to see.
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ห้องนี้สว่างมาก hɔ̂ŋ níi sawàaŋ mâak This room is very bright. ห้องนี้สว่างมาก details
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หน้าจอสว่างเกินไป nâa cɔɔ sawàaŋ kəən pay The screen is too bright. หน้าจอสว่างเกินไป details
dawn、daybreak
Refers to daybreak, when night ends and the sky becomes light, especially in time expressions such as จนสว่าง and ก่อนสว่าง.
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เราคุยกันจนสว่าง raw khuy kan con sawàaŋ We talked until dawn. เราคุยกันจนสว่าง details
Learning notes
Explanation
The core image of สว่าง is the presence of light and the absence of darkness. It is widely used for rooms, roads, lighting, screens, photographs, and colors. Its common opposite is มืด, “dark.” When describing a state, Thai normally places สว่าง directly after the subject, as in ห้องนี้สว่าง, “This room is bright,” without เป็น. สว่างขึ้น means “become brighter,” while สว่างเกินไป means “too bright.” ฟ้าสว่าง is a standard expression for the sky becoming light at daybreak. In the idiom ตาสว่าง, the meaning is figurative: someone recognizes a truth or is freed from a previous misconception.
Usage
Use สว่าง when talking about lighting in a room, shop, or street; adjusting the brightness of a phone screen or photograph; or describing a light color. It also appears in expressions about daybreak, including ฟ้าสว่าง and จนสว่าง. The idiom ตาสว่าง is used when someone finally sees the truth about a relationship, deception, or other situation.
Caution
สว่าง normally does not mean cheerful when describing a person's personality; ร่าเริง is more natural for a cheerful person, while สดใส can describe a bright, lively appearance or mood. For an explanation or meaning that is clear and unambiguous, use ชัดเจน rather than สว่าง.
Differences from similar words
1 bright synonyms
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ชัดเจน means clear or unambiguous and is used for explanations, meanings, sounds, and images. สว่าง primarily describes brightness from light, even when that brightness makes something easier to see.
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สดใส describes something vivid, cheerful, fresh, or radiant, such as a color, expression, or mood. สว่าง primarily refers to physical brightness produced by light.
2 dawn synonyms
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รุ่งอรุณ also means dawn, but it often sounds more literary or poetic. สว่าง is natural in everyday time expressions such as จนสว่าง, “until dawn.”