ครีม
cream (food)
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- 1 cream (food)
- 2 skin cream、medicated cream
- 3 cream (color)
A loanword from English “cream,” used for creamy foods, products applied to the skin, and a pale yellowish-white color. Its meaning is usually clear from the context.
cream (food)
A rich, smooth dairy product or a cream-like filling or topping used in drinks, cakes, and other foods.
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ใส่ครีมในกาแฟ sày khriim nay kaafɛɛ add cream to coffee ใส่ครีมในกาแฟ details
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เค้กชิ้นนี้มีครีมเยอะ khék chín níi mii khriim yə́ This piece of cake has a lot of cream. เค้กชิ้นนี้มีครีมเยอะ details
skin cream、medicated cream
A smooth, semi-solid product applied to the skin for moisturizing, cosmetic, sun-protection, or medical purposes.
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ครีมนี้เหมาะกับผิวแห้ง khriim níi mɔ̀ kàp phǐw hɛ̂ɛŋ This cream is suitable for dry skin. ครีมนี้เหมาะกับผิวแห้ง details
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อย่าลืมทาครีมกันแดด yàa lʉʉm thaa khriim kan dɛ̀ɛt Don't forget to apply sunscreen. อย่าลืมทาครีมกันแดด details
cream (color)
A soft, pale yellowish-white color. It is normally expressed as สีครีม.
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ผนังห้องเป็นสีครีม phanǎŋ hɔ̂ŋ pen sǐi khriim The walls of the room are cream-colored. ผนังห้องเป็นสีครีม details
Learning notes
Explanation
ครีม is a loanword from English “cream.” In food contexts, it can refer to dairy cream as well as cream-like cake fillings and toppings. In cosmetic or medical contexts, it refers to a semi-solid product applied to the skin. To say “apply cream,” use ทาครีม; ครีม itself is not normally used as a verb. For the color, สีครีม is the standard form. When counting packaged cream products, use a classifier that matches the container, such as หลอด for a tube, กระปุก for a jar, or ขวด for a bottle.
Usage
It is commonly used in cafés and cooking when talking about cream in coffee, cakes, bread, and desserts. In beauty and personal-care settings, it refers to moisturizers, face creams, sunscreen, and similar products; in pharmacies or clinics, it can also refer to topical medication in cream form. สีครีม is used when describing the color of clothing, walls, furniture, and other objects.
Caution
ครีม by itself may be ambiguous between food and a product applied to the skin, so add a specific term when needed, such as ครีมสด “fresh cream” or ครีมทาผิว “skin cream.” Ice cream is ไอศกรีม, not simply ครีม.