day off
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- 1 day off、holiday
A general noun for a day when someone does not have to work, attend school, or carry out another regular activity. It can refer to an official holiday or an individual day off.
day off、holiday
A day when work, school, business, or another regular activity is suspended, including an official holiday or a personal day off.
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พรุ่งนี้เป็นวันหยุดราชการ phrûŋníi pen wan yùt râatchakaan Tomorrow is a public holiday. พรุ่งนี้เป็นวันหยุดราชการ details
Learning notes
Explanation
The word combines วัน (“day”) and หยุด (“to stop” or “to take a break”), giving it the basic image of a day when normal activity stops. It is a common, neutral noun used for public holidays, school or workplace holidays, regular closing days, weekends off, and an individual's scheduled days off. To state the number of days, say วันหยุดสองวัน (“two days off”), using วัน after the number as the unit for counting days.
Usage
It is commonly used when discussing calendar holidays, days off from work or school, store closing days, and plans for travel or leisure during time off.
Caution
วันหยุด is a noun meaning a nonworking day. Use หยุด or พัก for the action of stopping or taking a break. It is also not automatically equivalent to เสาร์อาทิตย์ (“Saturday and Sunday”), since some people work on weekends.