รูปถ่าย
photograph
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A photograph taken with a camera or phone, whether printed or stored digitally.
photograph
A still image of a person, object, or scene captured by a camera.
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ฉันเก็บรูปถ่ายของพ่อและแม่ไว้ดูต่างหน้า chǎn kèp rûupthàay khɔ̌ɔŋ phɔ̂ɔ lɛ́ mɛ̂ɛ wáy duu tàaŋnâa I keep a photo of my parents to remember them by. ฉันเก็บรูปถ่ายของพ่อและแม่ไว้ดูต่างหน้า details
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ต้องใช้รูปถ่ายสองใบ tɔ̂ŋ cháy rûupthàay sɔ̌ɔŋ bay Two photos are needed. ต้องใช้รูปถ่ายสองใบ details
Learning notes
Explanation
The word combines รูป, meaning a picture or image, with ถ่าย, meaning to photograph. It names the resulting photograph. It is neutral in tone and works in both everyday conversation and document instructions. Photos can be counted with ใบ or รูป. ใบ is especially common for prints: รูปถ่ายสองใบ means “two photos.” รูปถ่ายสองรูป is also possible.
Usage
Use it when sharing family or travel photos, sending photos from a phone, or looking through old pictures. It also appears in application instructions that ask you to provide photographs.
Caution
Word order matters: รูปถ่าย means “a photograph,” while ถ่ายรูป means “to take a photo.” อยากถ่ายรูป means “want to take a photo”; อยากได้รูปถ่าย means “want a photo.”
Differences from similar words
1 photograph synonyms
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ภาพถ่าย also means a photograph and is common in descriptive writing, news reports, and discussions of photography. รูปถ่าย is an everyday choice, with little difference in basic meaning.
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รูป is a broader word for a picture, including drawings and photographs. It often means a photo in conversation; รูปถ่าย makes it explicit that the picture is a photograph.