carpenter
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- 1 carpenter、woodworker
This word refers to a skilled worker who makes or repairs wooden furniture, fittings, or parts of buildings.
carpenter、woodworker
A craftsperson who works with wood to make or repair furniture, fittings, and structural elements.
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เรียกช่างไม้มาซ่อมประตู rîak châŋ máay maa sɔ̂m pratuu Call a carpenter to repair the door. เรียกช่างไม้มาซ่อมประตู details
Learning notes
Explanation
The word combines ช่าง, “craftsperson or technician,” with ไม้, “wood.” Its basic image is therefore a skilled person who works with wood. It can refer both to a carpenter who works on wooden parts of buildings and to a woodworker who makes items such as tables and chairs. It is a neutral, everyday occupational term. The classifier for people, คน, is used when counting: ช่างไม้หนึ่งคน means “one carpenter.”
Usage
It is commonly used when discussing home construction or renovation, repairs to doors, windows, or stairs, and the making of wooden furniture. It is also used simply to state someone’s occupation, as in เขาเป็นช่างไม้, “He is a carpenter.”
Caution
ช่างไม้ refers to the person doing the work; the work itself is งานช่างไม้. Also, ช่าง by itself can mean a craftsperson, repair worker, or technician in general, so use ช่างไม้ when you specifically mean someone skilled in woodworking.
Differences from similar words
1 carpenter synonyms
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ช่างเฟอร์นิเจอร์ specifically refers to someone who makes or repairs furniture. ช่างไม้ is broader and can also describe a carpenter who works on doors, windows, and wooden parts of buildings.