งาน
ngaanMeanings
1NounA1
work; job; employment
activities or tasks done for pay or as a profession
Examples
ฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)มีmiiมีmii1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoงานngaanงานngaan1work; job; employment2task; assignment; duty3event; fair; function4work (product); creation5unit (classifier) for events6work (physics)ใหม่màiใหม่mài1new; not old2new; different; fresh3again; anew4new; inexperienced (novice)ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)ร้านกาแฟráan-gaa-fɛɛร้านกาแฟráan-gaa-fɛɛcoffee shop; café
I have a new job at a coffee shop.
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Dad goes to work every day from early morning.
He is looking for a job in Bangkok because he wants to be close to home.
After graduation, I will apply for a job at a hospital.
2NounA2
task; assignment; duty
a specific piece of work that needs to be done
Examples
วันนี้wan-níiวันนี้wan-níi1today (time of speech)2today; this day3nowadays; at presentฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)มีmiiมีmii1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoงานngaanงานngaan1work; job; employment2task; assignment; duty3event; fair; function4work (product); creation5unit (classifier) for events6work (physics)คือkʉʉคือkʉʉ1to be (definition/identification)2namely; that is; i.e.ล้างจานláang-jaanล้างจานláang-jaan[to] wash dishes; do the dishes
Today I have the task of washing the dishes.
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The teacher assigned a task to make a poster about the environment.
พรุ่งนี้prûng-níiฉันchǎnต้องdtɔ̂ngส่งงานsòng-ngaanแก้ไขgɛ̂ɛ-kǎiรายชื่อraai-chʉ̂ʉผู้เข้าร่วมpûu-kâo-rûuam
Tomorrow I have to submit the task of correcting the participant list.
งานngaanที่tîiผู้จัดpûu-jàtการมอบหมายgaan-mɔ̂ɔp-mǎaiคือkʉʉรวบรวมข้อมูลrûuap-ruuam-kɔ̂ɔ-muunลูกค้าlûuk-káaและlɛ́ทำtamสรุปsà-rùpภายในpaai-naiวันนี้wan-níi
The specific piece of work the manager assigned is to collect customer data and make a summary within today.
3NounA2
event; fair; function
a planned public or social occasion such as a fair, festival, ceremony, or party
Examples
คืนนี้kʉʉn-níiคืนนี้kʉʉn-níi1tonight (the night of today)2tonightมีmiiมีmii1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoงานวัดngaan-wátงานวัดngaan-wáttemple fairที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerหมู่บ้านmùu-bâanหมู่บ้านmùu-bâan1village; hamlet2housing estate; gated community
There’s a temple fair in the village tonight.
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Yesterday I went to a friend’s wedding out of town.
This weekend they are holding a seafood festival.
เดี๋ยวdǐiaoค่ำนี้kâm-níiจะมีjà-miiงานเปิดตัวngaan-bpə̀ət-dtuuaหนังสือnǎng-sʉ̌ʉที่tîiหอศิลป์hɔ̌ɔ-sǐnคนดังkon-dangมาmaaร่วมrûuamหลายคนlǎai-kon
This evening there will be a book launch at the art gallery, with several celebrities attending.
4NounB1
work (product); creation
a product of effort or creativity, such as an artwork, design, or written work
Examples
นี่nîiนี่nîi1this (colloq.)2this; this one (pronoun)3here4here is…; look/listen (attention-getter)5you see; after all (colloq.)คือkʉʉคือkʉʉ1to be (definition/identification)2namely; that is; i.e.งานภาพngaan-pâapงานภาพngaan-pâapvisuals; imagery; cinematographyวาดwâatวาดwâat1[to] draw2[to] envision; imagineชิ้นchínชิ้นchín1piece; item; fragment; slice2classifier: pieces/itemsแรกrɛ̂ɛkแรกrɛ̂ɛk1first; earliest; initial2at first; initiallyของฉันkɔ̌ɔng-chǎnของฉันkɔ̌ɔng-chǎnmy; mine
This is my first artwork.
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งานเขียนngaan-kǐianชิ้นนี้chín-níiสะท้อนsà-tɔ́ɔnความคิดkwaam-kítของkɔ̌ɔngผู้เขียนpûu-kǐianได้dâaiชัดเจนchát-jeen
This piece of writing clearly reflects the author’s thoughts.
The professor said her design is distinctive.
งานภาพngaan-pâapถ่ายtàaiชุดchútนี้níiเล่าเรื่องlâo-rʉ̂ʉangสังคมsǎng-komร่วมสมัยrûuam-sà-mǎiได้dâaiอย่างyàangแหลมคมlɛ̌ɛm-kom
This series of photographs tells contemporary social stories with sharp insight.
5ClassifierB1
unit (classifier) for events
a classifier used with events or functions (e.g., one event, two fairs)
Examples
สุดสัปดาห์นี้sùt-sàp-daa-níiสุดสัปดาห์นี้sùt-sàp-daa-níi1this weekend2this weekend (time phrase)ฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)จะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3will; would (in conditional results)ไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already past5too; excessivelyงานแต่งngaan-dtɛ̀ngงานแต่งngaan-dtɛ̀ngwedding (ceremony/party); wedding eventสองsɔ̌ɔngสองsɔ̌ɔng1two; 22secondงานngaanงานngaan1work; job; employment2task; assignment; duty3event; fair; function4work (product); creation5unit (classifier) for events6work (physics)
This weekend I’m going to two wedding events.
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เดือนหน้าdʉʉan-nâaมีmiiงานวิ่งngaan-wîngหนึ่งnʉ̀ngงานngaanกับgàpงานngaanดนตรีdon-dtriiอีกìikงานngaan
Next month there’s one running event and another music event.
This year they are holding three festivals in a row in the city.
สัปดาห์หน้าsàp-daa-nâaเราraoต้องdtɔ̂ngกระจายgrà-jaaiทีมtiimไปbpaiร่วมrûuamงานสัมมนาngaan-sǎm-má-naaสองsɔ̌ɔngงานngaanที่tîiจัดjàtพร้อมกันprɔ́ɔm-ganคนละkon-láที่tîi
Next week we must split the team to attend two seminars held simultaneously at different venues.
6NounC1
work (physics)
Energy transferred when a force acts through a displacement, measured in joules.
Examples
วันนี้wan néeวันนี้wan née1today (time of speech)2today; this day3nowadays; at presentครูสอนkruu sŏnเรื่องงานrêuuang ngaanเรื่องงานrêuuang ngaanwork matters; businessในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)วิชาฟิสิกส์wí-chaa fí-sìkวิชาฟิสิกส์wí-chaa fí-sìk1physics (school subject)2physics class/courseและláeและláeand (coordinating)บอกว่าbòk wâaบอกว่าbòk wâa1[to] say/tell that; report/declare that2[of text/sign] say/indicate thatงานngaanงานngaan1work; job; employment2task; assignment; duty3event; fair; function4work (product); creation5unit (classifier) for events6work (physics)มีmeeมีmee1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoหน่วยnùuaiหน่วยnùuai1unit (measurement)2unit; division3module; course unit4unit; single item or part5units; ones (place value)เป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4alive; living5[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)จูลjoonจูลjoonjoule (J)
Today our teacher taught us about work in physics and told us that it is measured in joules.
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ถ้าtâaออกแรงɔ̀ɔk-rɛɛngคงที่kong-tîiสิบsìpนิวตันniu-dtanผลักplàkกล่องglɔ̀ngให้hâiเคลื่อนที่klʉ̂ʉan-tîiไปbpaiห้าhâaเมตรméetในnaiทิศtítเดียวdiiaoกับgàpแรงrɛɛngงานngaanที่tîiแรงrɛɛngนี้níiทำtamจะjàเท่ากับtâo-gàpห้าสิบhâa-sìpจูลjuun
If a constant force of ten newtons pushes a box five meters in the direction of the force, the work done by that force is fifty joules.
ตามทฤษฎีdtaam-trít-sà-diiบทbòtงานngaanและlɛ́พลังงานpá-lang-ngaanงานngaanสุทธิsùt-tíที่tîiแรงrɛɛngทั้งหมดtáng-mòtกระทำgrà-tamต่อdtɔ̀ɔวัตถุwát-tùมีค่าเท่ากับmii-kâa-tâo-gàpการเปลี่ยนแปลงgaan-bplìian-bplɛɛngพลังงานจลน์pá-lang-ngaan-jonของkɔ̌ɔngวัตถุwát-tùนั้นnán
According to the work–energy theorem, the net work done on an object by all forces equals the change in that object's kinetic energy.
เมื่อmʉ̂ʉaวัตถุwát-tùไถลtà-lǎiไปbpaiบนbonพื้นpʉ́ʉnราบrâapที่อยู่tîi-yùuนิ่งnîngงานngaanที่tîiแรงเสียดทานrɛɛng-sìiat-taanกระทำgrà-tamต่อdtɔ̀ɔวัตถุwát-tùจะเป็นjà-bpenลบlópเนื่องจากnʉ̂ʉang-jàakแรงเสียดทานrɛɛng-sìiat-taanมีmiiทิศtítตรงข้ามdtrong-kâamกับgàpการกระจัดgaan-grà-jàt
When an object slides across a stationary horizontal surface, the work done on it by friction is negative because friction acts in the direction opposite to its displacement.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableEnds in -น, a sonorant, so it is live.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Mid tone
ngaan
Level, in your normal speaking voice.
Low class + No tone mark + Live syllable → Mid
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 | — | — |