ฝาชี(făa chee)
Meanings
1NounB1
food cover/dome lid
A dome-shaped cover, traditionally woven from bamboo or made of plastic or metal mesh, used to cover dishes to protect food from insects or dust.
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แม่mâeแม่mâe1form of address for a woman (traditional/familiar)2mother; mom3prefix: female; main; baseครอบkrôpครอบkrôp1[to] cover; cap; place over2[to] dominate; control (fig.)กับข้าวgàp-kâaoกับข้าวgàp-kâao1side dishes; viands2food (colloquial, esp. home meals)ด้วยdûuayด้วยdûuay1request particle; please; too2because of; due to3also; too; as well4because; since (formal/literary)5with; together with6by; by means of; usingฝาชีfăa cheeฝาชีfăa chee1classifier: ใบ2food cover/dome lidไม่ให้mâi hâiไม่ให้mâi hâi1[to] not give; withhold; refuse to give2so that not; in order to prevent3[to] not allow; not let; forbidแมลงวันตอมmá-laeng-wan dtomแมลงวันตอมmá-laeng-wan dtomflies gather on [sth]; flies swarm around [sth]
Mom covered the dishes with a dome cover so flies wouldn’t land on them.
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เวลาway-laaไปปิกนิกbpai bpík-níkเราraoมักmákพกpókฝาชีfăa cheeพลาสติกpláat-sà-dtìkไว้wáiครอบอาหารkrôp aa-hăanกันganฝุ่นfùn
When we go on picnics, we usually bring a plastic dome cover to cover the food from dust.
ร้านอาหารráan aa-hăanริมทุ่งrim tûngใช้cháiฝาชีfăa cheeสานsăanจากjàakไม้ไผ่máai pàiครอบkrôpกับข้าวgàp-kâaoเพื่อpêuuaป้องกันbpông ganแมลงmà-laengและláeทรายปลิวsaai bplìo
The countryside restaurant uses bamboo-woven dome covers to cover the dishes, protecting them from insects and blowing sand.
คุณยายkun yaaiบอกว่าbòk wâaฝาชีfăa cheeลวดlûuatตาdtaaถี่tèeช่วยให้chûuai hâiอากาศaa-gàatถ่ายเทtàai tayได้dâiแต่ยังdtàe yangกันganยุงyungและláeเศษsètผงpŏngได้ดีdâai dee
Grandma says that a fine-mesh dome cover allows airflow while still keeping out mosquitoes and dust particles.
2ClassifierB1
classifier: ใบใบbai1leaf2blade3classifier for leaves, paper items, containers, and certain other objects4license; permit; certificate5sheet; slip; card; ticket; bill; receipt
The classifier ใบใบbai1leaf2blade3classifier for leaves, paper items, containers, and certain other objects4license; permit; certificate5sheet; slip; card; ticket; bill; receipt is used when counting food covers.
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ที่têeที่têe1at; in; to (a place)2classifier: places; seats; individual servings3when; the time that (time marker)4place; spot; seat; space5ordinal marker6that/which/who (relative marker)งานวัดngaan wátงานวัดngaan wáttemple fairแม่ค้าmâe-káaแม่ค้าmâe-káafemale vendor; saleswoman; shopkeeperบอกว่าbòk wâaบอกว่าbòk wâa1[to] say/tell that; report/declare that2[of text/sign] say/indicate thatมีmeeมีmee1[to] experience; undergo2[to] have; possess3there is/are; existฝาชีfăa cheeฝาชีfăa chee1classifier: ใบ2food cover/dome lidสองsŏngสองsŏng1second2two; 2ฝาชีfăa cheeฝาชีfăa chee1classifier: ใบ2food cover/dome lidให้ยืมhâi yeumให้ยืมhâi yeum[to] lend; [to] loanสำหรับsăm-ràpสำหรับsăm-ràp1for; intended for; for the purpose of2as for; regardingครอบkrôpครอบkrôp1[to] cover; cap; place over2[to] dominate; control (fig.)กับข้าวgàp-kâaoกับข้าวgàp-kâao1side dishes; viands2food (colloquial, esp. home meals)
At the temple fair, the vendor said there are two food covers to borrow for covering the dishes.
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บ้านbâanยายyaaiมีmeeฝาชีfăa cheeสามsăamฝาชีfăa cheeสำหรับsăm-ràpงานบุญngaan bunเพราะpráwต้องdtôngครอบkrôpถาดtàatหลายlăaiใบbai
Grandma's house has three food covers for merit-making events because many trays need covering.
เราraoสั่งsàngฝาชีfăa cheeมาmaaเพิ่มpêrmอีกèekสี่sèeฝาชีfăa cheeไว้wáiสำหรับsăm-ràpจัดเลี้ยงjàt líiangนอกสถานที่nôk sà-tăan-têe
We ordered four more food covers for off-site catering.
โรงroongครัวkruuaของkŏngวัดwátตรวจdtrùuatนับnápฝาชีfăa cheeครบkrópห้าhâaฝาชีfăa cheeเพื่อpêuuaเตรียมdtriiamครอบkrôpสำรับsăm-rápให้hâiผู้ร่วมงานpûu rûuam ngaan
The temple kitchen counted a total of five food covers to prepare for covering the sets for attendees.
Word Breakdown
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ฝาชีfăa cheeฝาชีfăa cheefood cover/dome lid