เย็บผ้า
sew fabric
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- 1 sew fabric、do sewing
This everyday expression means sewing fabric by hand or machine, and can also refer broadly to doing sewing or making clothes and other fabric items.
sew fabric、do sewing
To join or work with fabric using a needle and thread or a sewing machine; it can also mean doing sewing in general.
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คุณเย็บผ้าเป็นไหม khun yép phâa pen mǎy Do you know how to sew? คุณเย็บผ้าเป็นไหม details
Learning notes
Explanation
เย็บผ้า combines เย็บ (“to sew”) with ผ้า (“fabric” or “cloth”). It can describe the specific act of sewing pieces of fabric together or sewing more generally as a hobby, skill, or occupation. It is a neutral, everyday expression used for both hand sewing and machine sewing. When the item is specified, ผ้า can be replaced by the object, as in เย็บเสื้อ, “sew or make a shirt.”
Usage
It is commonly used when talking about making fabric items at home, sewing as a hobby or practical skill, and tailoring or garment-related work.
Caution
เย็บผ้า is used for sewing fabric. For other objects, name the specific object: เย็บแผล means “stitch a wound,” and เย็บกระดุม means “sew on a button.” ซ่อมเสื้อผ้า means repairing clothes more generally and does not necessarily involve only sewing.