newspaper
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A common noun for a newspaper that reports news, opinions, and current events. It most often refers to a printed newspaper.
newspaper
A regularly published collection of news and articles, especially in printed form.
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พ่ออ่านหนังสือพิมพ์ทุกเช้า phɔ̂ɔ àan nǎŋsʉ̌ʉ phim thúk cháaw My father reads the newspaper every morning. พ่ออ่านหนังสือพิมพ์ทุกเช้า details
Learning notes
Explanation
หนังสือพิมพ์ is the standard word for “newspaper” and is natural in both conversation and writing. It is formed from หนังสือ, meaning “book” or “document,” and พิมพ์, meaning “to print,” but learners should treat the full compound as a single word meaning “newspaper.” The classifier for copies or editions of a newspaper is ฉบับ. For example, หนังสือพิมพ์หนึ่งฉบับ means “one newspaper,” and หนังสือพิมพ์ฉบับวันนี้ means “today’s newspaper.”
Usage
Used when talking about reading or buying a newspaper, identifying a newspaper as a news source, or saying that a story appeared in the press. It also occurs in expressions describing types of newspapers, such as หนังสือพิมพ์รายวัน, “daily newspaper.”
Caution
The unmodified word usually suggests a printed newspaper. Use หนังสือพิมพ์ออนไลน์ for an online newspaper or เว็บไซต์ข่าว for a news website when the distinction matters. To refer clearly to a newspaper company rather than its publication, use an organizational expression such as บริษัทหนังสือพิมพ์.