ห้อง
room
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- 1 room
- 2 class、homeroom group
- 3 [classifier for rooms]
ห้อง basically refers to an enclosed room or partitioned space. In school contexts, it can also mean a class group, and it is used as the classifier for rooms.
room
An enclosed or partitioned space within a building, usually intended for a particular activity or occupant.
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ห้องนี้ใหญ่ hɔ̂ŋ níi yày This room is large. ห้องนี้ใหญ่ details
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อยู่ในห้อง yùu nay hɔ̂ŋ Be in the room. อยู่ในห้อง details
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มีห้องว่างไหม mii hɔ̂ŋ wâaŋ mǎy Do you have a room available? มีห้องว่างไหม details
class、homeroom group
In a school context, it refers to the group of students assigned to the same class or homeroom.
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อยู่ห้องไหน yùu hɔ̂ŋ nǎy Which class are you in? อยู่ห้องไหน details
[classifier for rooms]
The classifier used when counting rooms or similar enclosed units.
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บ้านนี้มีสามห้อง bâan níi mii sǎam hɔ̂ŋ This house has three rooms. บ้านนี้มีสามห้อง details
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ห้องสองห้อง hɔ̂ŋ sɔ̌ɔŋ hɔ̂ŋ two rooms ห้องสองห้อง details
Learning notes
Explanation
The central image of ห้อง is a single space enclosed by walls or partitions. It commonly combines with a word describing the room's purpose, as in ห้องนอน “bedroom,” ห้องเรียน “classroom,” and ห้องประชุม “meeting room.” In school settings, its meaning extends from the physical room to the class group assigned to it. In ห้องสองห้อง “two rooms,” the first ห้อง is the noun and the second is the classifier.
Usage
It is widely used when talking about rooms in homes and buildings, booking hotels, renting accommodation, and identifying classrooms or class groups at school. It also appears in many essential everyday compounds, including ห้องน้ำ “restroom” and ห้องนอน “bedroom.”
Caution
Use ห้องเรียน when you specifically mean a physical classroom, but อยู่ห้องไหน in a school context normally asks which class group someone belongs to. ห้องน้ำ is a fixed compound meaning a restroom or bathroom, not simply a “water room.” Also, ห้อง by itself generally means “room”; use ห้องชุด or a more specific term when you clearly mean a self-contained apartment or condominium unit.
Differences from similar words
1 room synonyms
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ห้องพัก specifically refers to a room used for staying or resting, especially a hotel room. ห้อง is the general word for any room.