ข้างนอก
outside
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This word refers to the outside of a place, area, or boundary. It can mean the area outside a room, building, or home, and in context it can also refer to people or things outside a group.
outside、exterior、outside world
Used as a noun for the outside or exterior, as opposed to the inside. It mainly refers to physical space, but can also mean the outside of a group or relationship.
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ข้างนอกหนาวมาก khâaŋ nɔ̂ɔk nǎaw mâak It’s very cold outside. ข้างนอกหนาวมาก details
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เสียงดังมาจากข้างนอก sǐaŋ daŋ maa càak khâaŋ nɔ̂ɔk The noise came from outside. เสียงดังมาจากข้างนอก details
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คนข้างนอกไม่รู้เรื่องนี้ khon khâaŋ nɔ̂ɔk mây rúu rʉ̂aŋ níi People outside don’t know about this. คนข้างนอกไม่รู้เรื่องนี้ details
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มองข้างนอก mɔɔŋ khâaŋ nɔ̂ɔk look outside มองข้างนอก details
Learning notes
Explanation
ข้างนอก is built from ข้าง “side” and นอก “outside,” giving the image of “the outside side.” Its opposite is ข้างใน, “inside.” Used by itself, it refers to the outside of the place understood from context: outside the house if you are at home, outside the shop if you are in a shop, and so on. It commonly follows verbs, as in อยู่ข้างนอก “be outside,” ไปข้างนอก “go outside,” and กินข้าวข้างนอก “eat out.”
Usage
This word is common whenever there is a clear inside/outside contrast, such as at home, in a room, shop, school, or office. It is often used for weather outside, waiting outside, going out, or eating out.
Caution
Do not use ข้างนอก for “foreign country”; use ต่างประเทศ. For “outside of …,” forms like ข้างนอกบ้าน are possible, but นอกบ้าน is also common depending on the phrase.
Differences from similar words
1 outside synonyms
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ภายนอก means “external” or “outside” and sounds a bit more formal or descriptive. ข้างนอก is the everyday word for “outside.”