แบ
spread out flat
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- 1 spread out flat、open up and expose
This verb means to open or spread something out flat so that its surface or contents are exposed. It is especially common in แบมือ, “open one’s hand.”
spread out flat、open up and expose
To open or lay something out flat, leaving its surface or contents exposed to view.
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แบมือสิ bɛɛ mʉʉ sì Open your hand. แบมือสิ details
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เขาแบมือขอเงิน khǎw bɛɛ mʉʉ khɔ̌ɔ ŋən He held out his hand and asked for money. เขาแบมือขอเงิน details
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แบหนังสือไว้บนโต๊ะ bɛɛ nǎŋsʉ̌ʉ wáy bon tó Leave the book lying open on the table. แบหนังสือไว้บนโต๊ะ details
Learning notes
Explanation
The central image is opening something out flat so that its surface or contents can be seen. The most useful expression to remember is แบมือ, which means to uncurl the fingers and expose the palm. In แบมือขอเงิน, the open hand is held out to ask for money. The verb can also describe a book or similar object left spread open.
Usage
It is used when asking someone to show an open palm, describing someone holding out a hand to request something, or describing an object such as a book laid open and flat.
Caution
Do not use แบ as the general verb for “open.” Doors, windows, and shops normally take เปิด, while กาง is commonly used for opening or extending umbrellas, wings, and similar things.
Differences from similar words
1 spread out flat synonyms
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กาง commonly describes opening or extending things such as an umbrella, wings, or arms. แบ emphasizes opening something flat with its surface exposed, and is especially common with the palm of the hand.
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แผ่ has a broader sense of spreading over an area and can also describe the spread of effects or influence. แบ usually refers to opening a physical object out flat so that it is exposed.