ค่าจ้าง
kâa-jâangMeanings
1NounB1
wages; pay; remuneration
money paid for work performed by an employee, calculated by time or output (e.g., hourly, daily, monthly)
Examples
เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillได้รับdâi-rápได้รับdâi-ráp1[to] receive; get; obtain; be given/granted/awarded2[to] experience; be subjected to; suffer; sustain; be affected by3[to] be ...-ed (passive with ได้รับ/ได้รับการ)ค่าจ้างkâa-jâangค่าจ้างkâa-jâang1wages; pay; remuneration2fee for hired work; compensation for servicesเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4alive; living5[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)รายวันraai-wanรายวันraai-wan1daily (occurring every day)2per day; day-rateจากjàakจากjàak1from; away from2[to] leave; depart; part from3nipa palmการทำงานgaan-tam-ngaanการทำงานgaan-tam-ngaan1working; work (the act)2operation; functioningที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerร้านอาหารráan-aa-hǎanร้านอาหารráan-aa-hǎanrestaurant; eatery
He receives daily wages from working at the restaurant.
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พนักงานใหม่pá-nák-ngaan-màiทุกคนtúk-konจะได้jà-dâaiรับrápค่าจ้างkâa-jâangเท่ากันtâo-ganตามdtaamโครงสร้างkroong-sâangเงินเดือนngən-dʉʉanของkɔ̌ɔngบริษัทbɔɔ-rí-sàt
All new employees will receive the same wage according to the company's salary structure.
รัฐบาลrát-tà-baanประกาศbprà-gàatขึ้นkʉ̂nค่าจ้างkâa-jâangขั้นต่ำkân-dtàmทั่วประเทศtûua-bprà-têetในnaiปีหน้าbpii-nâa
The government announced a nationwide increase in the minimum wage for next year.
ค่าจ้างkâa-jâangของkɔ̌ɔngพนักงานpá-nák-ngaanจะjàถูกtùukหักhàkภาษีpaa-sǐiและlɛ́เงินสมทบngən-sǒm-tópประกันสังคมbprà-gan-sǎng-komก่อนgɔ̀ɔnจ่ายjàaiเข้าkâoบัญชีban-chii
The employee's wages will have taxes and social security contributions deducted before being paid into their account.
2NounB2
fee for hired work; compensation for services
payment made to a contractor or service provider for a specific job or task under a hire-of-work arrangement
Examples
เราraoเราrao1we; us2I; me (informal/regional)ตกลงdtòk-longตกลงdtòk-long1[to] agree; reach an agreement2okay; agreed; deal3in the end; after all; as it turns out4[to] settle; finalizeค่าจ้างkâa-jâangค่าจ้างkâa-jâang1wages; pay; remuneration2fee for hired work; compensation for servicesกับgàpกับgàp1with; together with2and (informal)3side dish; accompaniment4against; versus5to; toward (recipient/target)ช่างภาพchâang-pâapช่างภาพchâang-pâapphotographerสำหรับsǎm-ràpสำหรับsǎm-ràp1for; intended for; for the purpose of2as for; regardingการถ่ายรูปgaan-tàai-rûupการถ่ายรูปgaan-tàai-rûupphotographyในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)งานแต่งงานngaan-dtɛ̀ng-ngaanงานแต่งงานngaan-dtɛ̀ng-ngaanwedding; marriage ceremonyแล้วlɛ́ɛoแล้วlɛ́ɛo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already; completed-action marker4and; and then (linking clauses)
We have already agreed on the fee with the photographer for taking pictures at the wedding.
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คุณkunต้องdtɔ̂ngจ่ายjàaiค่าจ้างkâa-jâangครึ่งหนึ่งkrʉ̂ng-nʉ̀ngให้hâiผู้รับเหมาpûu-ráp-mǎoก่อนที่gɔ̀ɔn-tîiเขาkǎoจะjàเริ่มrə̂əmปรับปรุงbpràp-bprungบ้านbâan
You have to pay half of the fee to the contractor before he starts renovating the house.
ค่าจ้างkâa-jâangสำหรับsǎm-ràpการแปลgaan-bplɛɛเอกสารèek-gà-sǎanชุดchútนี้níiขึ้นอยู่กับkʉ̂n-yùu-gàpความยากkwaam-yâakและlɛ́จำนวนjam-nuuanหน้าnâa
The fee for translating this set of documents depends on the difficulty and number of pages.
ในnaiสัญญาsǎn-yaaระบุrá-bùไว้wáiว่าwâaค่าจ้างkâa-jâangงวดngûuatสุดท้ายsùt-táaiจะjàถูกtùukจ่ายjàaiเมื่อmʉ̂ʉaงานngaanเสร็จสมบูรณ์sèt-sǒm-buunและlɛ́ผ่านpàanการตรวจสอบgaan-dtrùuat-sɔ̀ɔpแล้วlɛ́ɛoเท่านั้นtâo-nán
The contract states that the final installment of the fee will only be paid when the work is fully completed and has passed inspection.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markMai ek
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Falling tone
kâa
Starts high, rises a little, then drops clearly.
Low class + Mai ek → Falling
Tone chart
Every class and spelling pattern, with this syllable outlined.
| Mid class | High class | Low class | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No mark + live | Mid | Rising | Mid |
| No mark + dead short | Low | Low | High |
| No mark + dead long | Low | Low | Falling |
| Mai ek | Low | Low | Falling |
| Mai tho | Falling | Falling | High |
| Mai tri | High | — | — |
| Mai chattawa | Rising | — | — |
Word Breakdown
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จ้างjâangจ้างjâang1[to] hire; employ2[to] know how to do [sth] (Northern Thai)[to] hire; employPart 2
ค่าจ้างkâa-jâangค่าจ้างkâa-jâangwages; pay; remunerationwages; pay; remunerationWord