length
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- 1 length、duration (of media)、length (of written content)
A noun for the measurable extent of something from one end to the other, including the duration or size of content.
length、duration (of media)、length (of written content)
It refers primarily to physical length, but can also describe how long media lasts or how much content there is.
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วัดความยาวของโต๊ะ wát khwaam yaaw khɔ̌ɔŋ tó measure the length of the table วัดความยาวของโต๊ะ details
Learning notes
Explanation
ความยาว is formed from ความ, which turns a quality into an abstract noun, and ยาว, meaning “long.” It therefore names the measurable quality of being long. Common patterns include ความยาวของ + noun (“the length of…”), มีความยาว + measurement (“has a length of…”), and วัดความยาว (“measure the length”). Physical dimensions take units such as เมตร or เซนติเมตร, while media duration may be given in นาที or ชั่วโมง. It is a neutral, everyday word used for objects, rivers, roads, media, and written content.
Usage
It is used when measuring or describing furniture, rooms, roads, rivers, hair, and other physical things. It also appears in product specifications and when discussing the running time of movies, videos, or audio, as well as the length of written content.
Caution
Use ยาว, not ความยาว, when directly saying that something is long; for example, ถนนสายนี้ยาว means “This road is long.” For distance between locations, ระยะทาง is often more natural, while ระยะเวลา is generally preferred for the duration of an event or activity.