sky
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It refers to the sky stretching overhead as seen from the ground.
sky
The open expanse above you where you see clouds, the sun, and stars.
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ท้องฟ้ามืดครึ้มเหมือนฝนจะตก thɔ́ɔŋfáa mʉ̂ʉt khrʉ́m mʉ̌an fǒn cà tòk The sky is dark and overcast, and it looks like it's going to rain. ท้องฟ้ามืดครึ้มเหมือนฝนจะตก details
Learning notes
Explanation
This is an everyday, neutral word used in both speech and writing. It can describe a clear sky, an overcast sky, the evening sky, or the night sky. It combines ท้อง and ฟ้า. Although ท้อง on its own commonly means “belly,” here it conveys an expanse. Learn the whole word simply as “sky.” Words describing its appearance follow it: ท้องฟ้ามืด means “the sky is dark,” and ท้องฟ้าสีฟ้า means “a blue sky.”
Usage
Use it to describe how the sky looks, talk about scenery, or comment on sunsets and starry nights. It also fits naturally in captions for sky photos.
Caution
Do not use it as a general word for weather, the air you breathe, or wind. For “It's hot today,” say วันนี้อากาศร้อน. It cannot replace ฟ้า inside fixed words and expressions. For example, keep ฟ้าผ่า (“lightning strikes”) as it is.