friendly
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- 1 friendly、amiable
- 2 friendly to
Describes someone or something as welcoming and non-hostile. It can also mean that a product or system causes little harm or difficulty for a particular group or the environment.
friendly、amiable
Describes a person, manner, or relationship as warm, approachable, and free from hostility.
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เขาเป็นมิตรกับทุกคน khǎw pen mít kàp thúk khon He is friendly toward everyone. เขาเป็นมิตรกับทุกคน details
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พนักงานที่นี่เป็นมิตรมาก phanákŋaan thîi nîi pen mít mâak The staff here are very friendly. พนักงานที่นี่เป็นมิตรมาก details
friendly to
Describes a product, service, or system as causing little harm or difficulty for the stated group, user, or environment.
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ผลิตภัณฑ์นี้เป็นมิตรต่อสิ่งแวดล้อม phalìttaphan níi pen mít tɔ̀ɔ sìŋwɛ̂ɛtlɔ́ɔm This product is environmentally friendly. ผลิตภัณฑ์นี้เป็นมิตรต่อสิ่งแวดล้อม details
Learning notes
Explanation
เป็นมิตร combines เป็น (“to be”) with มิตร (“friend” or “ally”), but learners can treat it as a single expression meaning “to be friendly” or “to be friendly to.” With people, the common pattern is เป็นมิตรกับ followed by a person or group. อย่างเป็นมิตร means “in a friendly manner,” while ความเป็นมิตร is the related noun meaning “friendliness.” The established expression เป็นมิตรต่อสิ่งแวดล้อม means “environmentally friendly.” ต่อ explicitly marks what is affected, while กับ is also widely used with people, users, and other targets.
Usage
Commonly used to describe approachable people, welcoming staff, social behavior, and non-hostile relations between groups or countries. It also appears frequently in product descriptions, technology, and environmental discussions to mean “eco-friendly,” “user-friendly,” or suitable for a particular group.
Caution
เป็นมิตร describes a friendly attitude or relationship; it does not simply mean that two people are friends. Use เพื่อน for “friend.” When naming the person who receives the friendly attitude, normally use กับ, as in เป็นมิตรกับเขา.
Differences from similar words
1 friendly synonyms
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ใจดี means kind-hearted or generous. เป็นมิตร describes a friendly, approachable attitude and does not necessarily make a claim about a person's underlying character.