แปล
translate
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- 1 translate、interpret
- 2 mean、translate as
This word is about carrying meaning into another language or a clearer form. Its basic use is “to translate,” and in the pattern แปลว่า it commonly means “to mean.”
translate、interpret
This sense means to express something from one language in another while keeping the same meaning. It is used for words, sentences, speech, documents, and books.
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แปลภาษาไทยเป็นภาษาญี่ปุ่น plɛɛ phaasǎa thay pen phaasǎa yîipùn translate Thai into Japanese แปลภาษาไทยเป็นภาษาญี่ปุ่น details
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เขาแปลหนังสือเล่มนี้ khǎw plɛɛ nǎŋsʉ̌ʉ lêm níi He translated this book. เขาแปลหนังสือเล่มนี้ details
mean、translate as
This sense is used to state what a word, name, or expression means. The pattern แปลว่า... is especially common.
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คำนี้แปลว่าอะไร kham níi plɛɛ wâa aray What does this word mean? คำนี้แปลว่าอะไร details
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ขอบคุณ แปลว่า thank you khɔ̀ɔpkhun plɛɛ wâa thii èet ee en khee waay oo yuu ขอบคุณ means “thank you.” ขอบคุณ แปลว่า thank you details
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สุโขทัยแปลว่ารุ่งอรุณแห่งความสุข sùkhǒothay plɛɛ wâa rûŋ arun hɛ̀ŋ khwaam sùk Sukhothai means “the dawn of happiness.” สุโขทัยแปลว่ารุ่งอรุณแห่งความสุข details
Learning notes
Explanation
The core idea of แปล is transferring meaning into another language or a clearer form. Common patterns are แปล A เป็น B “translate A into B,” แปลจาก A เป็น B “translate from A into B,” and แปลว่า... “mean; translate as.” For nouns, การแปล means “translation,” คำแปล means “a translation” or “translated wording,” and งานแปล means “a translated work.” A translator is นักแปล, while an interpreter as a profession is usually ล่าม.
Usage
It is common in language learning, travel, foreign-language conversations, menus, signs, work documents, books, and articles. Useful learner phrases include คำนี้แปลว่าอะไร “What does this word mean?” and ช่วยแปลให้หน่อย “Please translate it for me.”
Caution
Learn แปลว่า as the pattern “means,” not simply as “translate.” Also, แปล can refer to interpreting in context, but the profession “interpreter” is normally ล่าม, not นักแปล.