social distancing
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This noun phrase means social distancing: deliberately keeping physical space between people to help prevent the spread of infectious disease.
social distancing、keeping physical distance from others
It refers to keeping distance from other people and reducing close contact for public health reasons.
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กรุณาปฏิบัติตามการเว้นระยะห่างทางสังคม karunaa patìbàt taam kaan wén ráyá hàaŋ thaaŋ sǎŋkhom Please follow social distancing guidelines. กรุณาปฏิบัติตามการเว้นระยะห่างทางสังคม details
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มาตรการการเว้นระยะห่างทางสังคม mâattrakaan kaan wén ráyá hàaŋ thaaŋ sǎŋkhom social distancing measures มาตรการการเว้นระยะห่างทางสังคม details
Learning notes
Explanation
The phrase is built from การ, which nominalizes an action, เว้น “to leave space/avoid,” ระยะห่าง “distance,” and ทางสังคม “social.” As a whole, it means “the practice of keeping social distance,” but in actual use it mainly refers to physical distancing as a public health measure. It is somewhat formal and common in news, government notices, school or workplace announcements, hospitals, and public signage.
Usage
It is commonly used when talking about disease-control measures, especially in contexts like COVID-19. It fits situations such as spacing people in lines, avoiding gatherings, separating seats, or reducing crowding.
Caution
It does not normally mean emotional distance or being socially unfriendly. In casual speech, people may shorten it to เว้นระยะห่าง, but the full phrase is clearer in formal guidance.
Differences from similar words
1 social distancing synonyms
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โซเชียลดิสแทนซิง is a borrowed form of English “social distancing” and is heard in conversation and media. การเว้นระยะห่างทางสังคม is the Thai descriptive expression and sounds more suitable in official notices and public information.