หัด
practice
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- 1 practice、learn to do、take up (a new skill)、train、teach (someone to do something)
- 2 measles
หัด is used when someone is learning or practicing something they are not yet good at, often by actually doing it. It can also mean “measles” as a noun, especially in โรคหัด.
practice、learn to do、take up (a new skill)、train、teach (someone to do something)
This means to practice, learn to do, or train someone or an animal so that a skill or behavior becomes familiar. It often implies a beginner stage or learning through doing.
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หัดพูดภาษาไทย hàt phûut phaasǎa thay practice speaking Thai หัดพูดภาษาไทย details
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ฉันกำลังหัดขับรถ chǎn kamlaŋ hàt khàp rót I’m learning to drive. ฉันกำลังหัดขับรถ details
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เด็กหัดเดิน dèk hàt dəən a child learning to walk เด็กหัดเดิน details
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หัดนึกถึงความรู้สึกของคนอื่นบ้าง hàt nʉ́k thʉ̌ŋ khwaam rúu sʉ̀k khɔ̌ɔŋ khon ʉ̀ʉn bâaŋ Try to think about other people’s feelings sometimes. หัดนึกถึงความรู้สึกของคนอื่นบ้าง details
measles
This noun means measles, a contagious viral illness. It is commonly seen in the form โรคหัด.
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โรคหัด rôok hàt measles โรคหัด details
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เด็กเป็นหัด dèk pen hàt The child has measles. เด็กเป็นหัด details
Learning notes
Explanation
The core idea of หัด is learning something you are not yet good at by actually doing it. The common pattern is หัด + verb, as in หัดพูด “practice speaking,” หัดอ่าน “practice reading,” and หัดขับรถ “learn to drive.” In commands or criticism, it can sound like “learn to...” or “try to...” with a scolding tone. The disease meaning is best learned as โรคหัด, “measles.”
Usage
It is common in everyday situations involving language learning, driving, cooking, music, sports, reading and writing, and children’s development. Saying กำลังหัดพูดภาษาไทย is a natural, modest way to say you are practicing speaking Thai.
Caution
For advanced or professional practice, ฝึก or ฝึกซ้อม may fit better than หัด. For studying a school subject or taking lessons in a general sense, เรียน is usually more natural.
Differences from similar words
1 practice synonyms
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ฝึก focuses more on training or repeated practice to improve ability, and is common in sports, work, and formal training. หัด more strongly suggests starting out as a beginner and learning by trying.
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ลอง means to try something, often just to see what happens. หัด implies practicing or learning with the goal of becoming able to do it.
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เรียน means to study or learn in a broad sense, often in classes or through instruction. หัด is better for hands-on practice, such as speaking, driving, cooking, or learning a skill.
2 measles synonyms
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โรคหัด is the clearest way to say “measles” as a disease name. หัด alone can also mean measles, but without context it is more likely to be understood as the verb “practice.”