ทีวี
television set
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- 1 television set、TV
This everyday word, borrowed from “TV,” refers both to a television set and to television as a broadcast medium.
television set、TV
A television set considered as a physical device for displaying programs and other video content.
Learning notes
Explanation
ทีวี is borrowed from the English abbreviation “TV” and covers much the same range of meanings: either a physical television set or television as programming and media. Context normally makes the intended meaning clear. The classifier for a television set is เครื่อง. For example, ทีวีหนึ่งเครื่อง means “one TV set,” and ทีวีเครื่องนี้ means “this TV.” Common combinations include ดูทีวี (“watch TV”), เปิดทีวี (“turn on the TV”), and ปิดทีวี (“turn off the TV”). Although less formal than โทรทัศน์, ทีวี is an ordinary, widely accepted word rather than slang.
Usage
It is widely used when watching, turning on, turning off, or shopping for a television set. It is also common in conversations about programs, channels, advertising, broadcasting, and the television industry.
Caution
Use ดูทีวี for “watch TV.” เห็นทีวี means that you see or notice a television set, not that you watch its programs. To refer unambiguously to a particular program, use รายการทีวี (“TV program”).
Differences from similar words
1 television set synonyms
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โทรทัศน์ is the formal Thai term and is common in official names or formal writing. ทีวี is the more familiar term used in everyday conversation.