else
gb/ˈɛls/ us/ˈɛls/
A2
อังกฤษ
~ 500
ความหมาย
0 ความหมาย
adverb
A2
relation
1
in addition; besides
Used to talk about something more or different from what you said before.
รูปแบบการใช้:
[something] else
ข้อผิดพลาดที่พบบ่อย:
Learners sometimes confuse 'else' with 'also'. 'Else' usually means 'different' or 'additional option', while 'also' means 'in addition' without implying difference.
คำพ้องความหมาย
besides (Implies adding to what was mentioned, often used interchangeably but can sound slightly more formal.)
คำตรงข้าม
same (Indicates no difference or addition, opposite to 'else' meaning 'different'.)
คำที่ใช้ร่วมกัน
someone else
|anything else
|nothing else
|somewhere else
|something else
หัวข้อ
daily life
|communication
|core_vocabulary
ตัวอย่าง
- Do you want anything else with your coffee?
- Is there anyone else coming to the meeting?
- We went somewhere else for lunch.
- She had nothing else to say.
- I can't think of anything else right now.
ตัวอย่างสำหรับผู้เรียน
- Do you want something else?
- Is there someone else here?
- We went somewhere else.
- I have nothing else.
- He wants something else.
adverb
A2
relation
2
different; instead
Used to talk about a different person or thing from the one you said before.
รูปแบบการใช้:
[something] else
ข้อผิดพลาดที่พบบ่อย:
Learners may confuse 'else' with 'other'. Remember: 'else' is used after words like someone, somewhere, anything.
คำพ้องความหมาย
other (Means 'different', but often used as an adjective rather than an adverb.)
คำตรงข้าม
same (Indicates no difference; opposite of 'else' meaning 'different'.)
คำที่ใช้ร่วมกัน
someone else
|somewhere else
|something else
หัวข้อ
daily life
|communication
|core_vocabulary
ตัวอย่าง
- I thought it was John, but it was someone else.
- We should try somewhere else for dinner.
- If you can't do it, I'll ask someone else.
- She wanted a red dress, but took something else instead.
- There's nothing else I can do.
ตัวอย่างสำหรับผู้เรียน
- It is someone else.
- We went somewhere else.
- I want something else.
- Ask someone else.
- He lives somewhere else.
conjunction
B1
relation
3
if not; otherwise
Used to say what will happen if something is not true or not done.
รูปแบบการใช้:
[command/statement], else [result]
ข้อผิดพลาดที่พบบ่อย:
Learners sometimes place 'else' incorrectly in the sentence. In this meaning, it usually comes after a command or statement and before the consequence.
คำพ้องความหมาย
otherwise ('Otherwise' is slightly more formal and flexible in sentence position.)
คำที่ใช้ร่วมกัน
hurry up, else you'll be late
|do it now, else you'll forget
หัวข้อ
daily life
|warnings
|core_vocabulary
|communication
ตัวอย่าง
- You need to leave now, else you'll miss the train.
- Pay attention, else you might make a mistake.
- We have to hurry, else we'll be late.
- Finish your homework, else you can't go out.
- Wear a coat, else you'll catch a cold.
ตัวอย่างสำหรับผู้เรียน
- Hurry up, else we will be late.
- Study hard, else you will fail.
- Eat now, else you will be hungry.
- Come early, else we will start without you.
- Listen carefully, else you will not understand.
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รูปคำในพจนานุกรม
else
IPA
GB/ˈɛls/
US/ˈɛls/
พยางค์และการเน้นเสียง
else (1 พยางค์)
Stress on 1st syllable (else)
รูปคำ
Noun
- Base: else
- Plural: elses
กลุ่มคำที่เกี่ยวข้อง
Forms
elses
noun
Core family
elsewhere
adverb B1
วลีและสำนวน
anything else
1/ˈɛniθˌɪŋ ˈɛls/
fixed phrase
any other thing or matter
Another thing or matter that is different or extra from what we said before.
ตัวอย่าง
- Would you like anything else with that?
- Do you need anything else before we go?
someone else
1/sˈʌmwˌʌn ˈɛls/
fixed phrase
a different person
Another person who is different from the one we talked about before.
ตัวอย่าง
- I thought you were John, but you're someone else.
- Can I speak to someone else about this problem?
somewhere else
1/sˈʌmwˌɛɹ ˈɛls/
fixed phrase
a different place
A place that is different from the one we talked about before.
ตัวอย่าง
- Let's go somewhere else for dinner.
- They moved the meeting somewhere else.
or else
1/ˈɔɹ ˈɛls/
fixed phrase
'If not' with implied threat/result
Used to say what bad thing will happen if something is not done.
ตัวอย่าง
- You'd better finish your work, or else you'll get a bad grade.
- You had better finish your work, or else you'll be in trouble.
- Put on your coat, or else you'll catch a cold.
- We need to leave now, or else we'll miss the start of the show.
something else
1/sˈʌmθɪŋ ˈɛls/
fixed phrase
informal
A different thing than before mentioned one
A different thing from the one already talked about.
ตัวอย่าง
- If you don’t like this shirt, I can show you something else.
- We need to try something else if this doesn’t work.
something else
2/sˈʌmθɪŋ ˈɛls/
fixed phrase
a different or extra thing
A thing that is different from what has been talked about before, or extra to it.
ตัวอย่าง
- I don't want tea. Give me something else.
- They offered me a job, but I wanted something else.