จอง
book
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- 1 book、reserve、hold (a seat or place)
It describes securing a seat, room, ticket, time slot, or other item for someone’s use. It covers both formal bookings and informally holding a place before someone else takes it.
book、reserve、hold (a seat or place)
To secure something for a particular person’s future use, whether through a formal booking or by simply claiming or holding it.
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จองโต๊ะ cɔɔŋ tó book a table จองโต๊ะ details
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ฉันจองตั๋วเครื่องบินแล้ว chǎn cɔɔŋ tǔa khrʉ̂aŋ bin lɛ́ɛw I've already booked my plane ticket. ฉันจองตั๋วเครื่องบินแล้ว details
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ต้องจองล่วงหน้าไหม tɔ̂ŋ cɔɔŋ lûaŋ nâa mǎy Do we need to book in advance? ต้องจองล่วงหน้าไหม details
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จองที่ให้ด้วยนะ cɔɔŋ thîi hây dûay ná Save me a place too, okay? จองที่ให้ด้วยนะ details
Learning notes
Explanation
The central idea of จอง is securing something for yourself or another person before someone else takes it. The thing being secured usually follows the verb: จองโต๊ะ “book a table,” จองห้องพัก “book a room,” จองตั๋ว “book a ticket,” and จองคิว “reserve a place in a queue or an appointment slot.” It is used not only for formal booking procedures but also for informally saving a seat or place. การจอง means “a booking” or “the act of booking,” while ผู้จอง means “the person who made the booking.”
Usage
It is common when booking hotels, restaurant tables, transportation or event tickets, and service slots at clinics or salons. On websites and apps, it often appears in phrases such as จองตอนนี้ “book now” and ยืนยันการจอง “confirm the booking.” In everyday conversation, it is also used when saving a seat or place for a friend.
Caution
Do not use จอง for every kind of appointment or arrangement. Use นัด when the main point is arranging a time to meet someone or scheduling an appointment. จอง emphasizes securing a limited seat, room, ticket, or service slot. จองที่นั่ง can mean either reserving a seat in advance or informally saving one on the spot. Add จองล่วงหน้า “book in advance” when the distinction matters.
Differences from similar words
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นัด focuses on arranging a time to meet someone or setting an appointment. จอง focuses on securing a seat, room, ticket, service slot, or other limited resource.
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สำรอง broadly means to keep something in reserve or prepare a backup, and it can be used for supplies or data. จอง more specifically secures a seat, room, ticket, or similar item for a particular user.