อาบ
bathe
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- 1 bathe、wash (someone's body)
- 2 bask in (sunlight)、sunbathe
- 3 be covered in (sweat, blood, etc.)、coat (a surface with a material)
This word describes bathing or having much of the body or a surface covered in water, light, sweat, or another substance. Its most common everyday use is อาบน้ำ, meaning “to bathe” or “to take a shower.”
bathe、wash (someone's body)
Describes washing the body with water or immersing oneself in water. It is normally used in the expression อาบน้ำ.
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ฉันอาบน้ำแล้ว chǎn àap náam lɛ́ɛw I've already taken a shower. ฉันอาบน้ำแล้ว details
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แม่อาบน้ำให้ลูก mɛ̂ɛ àap náam hây lûuk The mother bathes her child. แม่อาบน้ำให้ลูก details
bask in (sunlight)、sunbathe
Describes exposing much of the body to sunlight or another form of light and remaining in it.
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นักท่องเที่ยวนอนอาบแดดบนชายหาด nák thɔ̂ɔŋ thîaw nɔɔn àap dɛ̀ɛt bon chaay hàat The tourists are lying on the beach sunbathing. นักท่องเที่ยวนอนอาบแดดบนชายหาด details
be covered in (sweat, blood, etc.)、coat (a surface with a material)
Describes sweat, blood, or another substance covering much of a body or surface; it can also describe coating a surface with a material.
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เขาทำงานจนเหงื่ออาบตัว khǎw tham ŋaan con ŋʉ̀a àap tua He worked until his whole body was drenched in sweat. เขาทำงานจนเหงื่ออาบตัว details
Learning notes
Explanation
The central image of อาบ is receiving water, light, or another substance over a large part of the body or a surface. Its most common use is อาบน้ำ. This covers bathing in a tub as well as washing the body in a shower; everyday Thai does not necessarily distinguish between the two. The substance received may follow the verb, as in อาบแดด “to sunbathe.” The construction can also be reversed: in เหงื่ออาบตัว, sweat is pictured as covering the body. อาบเลือด, “to be covered in blood,” has a vivid and potentially graphic tone.
Usage
อาบน้ำ is extremely common when discussing daily routines such as bathing in the morning or before bed. To say that someone bathes a child or an animal, the pattern อาบน้ำให้ followed by the person or animal is useful. อาบแดด commonly appears in beach and poolside settings. เหงื่ออาบตัว is used when describing strenuous work, heat, or exercise, while อาบเลือด appears in accounts of injuries, accidents, or violence.
Caution
For ordinary bathing, use the full expression อาบน้ำ rather than อาบ by itself. อาบ is not used for every situation that English can describe with “be showered with” or “be exposed to.” For example, being caught in the rain is normally โดนฝน, while deliberately remaining out in the rain is ตากฝน. Also, อาบทอง describes a gold-covered surface; it does not mean that the object is made of solid gold.
Differences from similar words
1 bathe synonyms
2 bask in (sunlight) synonyms
3 be covered in (sweat, blood, etc.) synonyms
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เปื้อน means to be stained or soiled, often on only part of a surface. อาบ suggests that a substance covers a large area and creates a stronger visual impression.