เงิน
money
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- 1 money、funds
- 2 silver (metal)、made of silver
- 3 silver (color)
This word primarily refers to money in any form, including cash and funds in an account. Depending on context, it can also mean silver as a metal or the color silver.
money、funds
Money in general, including cash, income, savings, and funds held in an account or intended for a particular purpose.
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มีเงินไหม mii ŋən mǎy Do you have any money? มีเงินไหม details
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ฉันไม่มีเงิน chǎn mây mii ŋən I don't have any money. ฉันไม่มีเงิน details
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หาเงิน hǎa ŋən earn money หาเงิน details
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จ่ายเงิน càay ŋən pay จ่ายเงิน details
silver (metal)、made of silver
Silver as a precious metal or chemical element, including silver used as a material for objects such as jewelry.
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แหวนเงิน wɛ̌ɛn ŋən a silver ring แหวนเงิน details
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ทำจากเงิน tham càak ŋən be made of silver ทำจากเงิน details
silver (color)
The shiny grayish-white color associated with silver metal, most commonly expressed as สีเงิน.
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สีเงิน sǐi ŋən silver สีเงิน details
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รถสีเงิน rót sǐi ŋən a silver car รถสีเงิน details
Learning notes
Explanation
เงิน is an extremely common everyday word. In its money sense, it appears in combinations such as มีเงิน “have money,” ได้เงิน “receive money,” หาเงิน “earn money,” ใช้เงิน “spend money,” เก็บเงิน “save money,” and โอนเงิน “transfer money.” Money is generally treated as a mass rather than as separate countable items, so amounts are given with a number and a currency unit, as in มีเงิน 500 บาท “have 500 baht.” Individual banknotes can be counted with ใบ, while coins are referred to with เหรียญ. Context distinguishes the other senses: แหวนเงิน means “silver ring,” while สีเงิน means “silver-colored.”
Usage
It is used in nearly every situation involving money, including shopping, payments, salaries, household finances, saving, banking, transfers, and loans. It also appears when describing silver jewelry or other silver objects, and in สีเงิน when describing the color of cars, clothing, and similar items.
Caution
เงิน by itself does not mean “price”; use ราคา for a price and ค่าใช้จ่าย or ค่า- expressions for costs and fees. As a metal, เงิน means silver, while gold is ทอง. สีเงิน describes a color and does not necessarily mean that an object is made of silver.
Differences from similar words
1 money synonyms
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เงินสด specifically means cash that is immediately available for payment. เงิน is broader and also covers money in bank accounts and funds in general.