แว่น
eyeglasses
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- 1 eyeglasses
- 2 round slice、disc-shaped slice
This word most commonly refers to eyeglasses in everyday speech. It can also describe a flat, round slice of food or another material.
eyeglasses
An everyday shortened form referring to eyeglasses worn for vision correction or eye protection.
round slice、disc-shaped slice
A flat, round piece produced by slicing food or another object crosswise.
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หั่นมะนาวเป็นแว่นบาง ๆ hàn mánaaw pen wɛ̂ɛn baaŋ baaŋ cut the lime into thin rounds หั่นมะนาวเป็นแว่นบาง ๆ details
Learning notes
Explanation
In everyday conversation, แว่น is commonly used as a shortened form of แว่นตา, “eyeglasses.” Common expressions include ใส่แว่น, “wear glasses,” and คนใส่แว่น, “a person who wears glasses.” The word can also refer to a flat, round slice. In cooking instructions, the common pattern หั่น + food + เป็นแว่น means “cut the food into rounds.” Eyeglasses can be counted with the general classifier อัน.
Usage
It is frequently used in everyday conversations about wearing, removing, or forgetting one's glasses. In its slicing sense, it appears in recipes and cooking instructions for foods such as cucumbers, carrots, and limes.
Caution
By itself, แว่น can mean either eyeglasses or a round slice, depending on context. Use แว่นตา when you need to make the eyewear meaning explicit. In cooking, แว่น is limited to flat, round slices; it does not refer to cubes, strips, or pieces of an unspecified shape.
Differences from similar words
1 eyeglasses synonyms
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แว่นตา is the full and unambiguous word for eyeglasses. แว่น is its shorter, more conversational form and is very natural in everyday speech.