งาน
ngaan
Meanings
1NounA1
work; job; employment
activities or tasks done for pay or as a profession
Examples
ฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me (1st person pronoun)2[to] eat (polite/old-fashioned)มีmeeมีmee1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoงานngaanงานngaan1work; job; employment2task; assignment; duty3event; fair; function4work (product); creation5joule (physics unit)6unit (classifier) for eventsใหม่màiใหม่mài1new; not old2new; different; fresh3again; anew4new; inexperienced (novice)ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of (formal/official)ร้านกาแฟráan gaa-faeร้านกาแฟráan gaa-faecoffee shop; café
I have a new job at a coffee shop.
2NounA2
task; assignment; duty
a specific piece of work that needs to be done
Examples
วันนี้wan néeวันนี้wan née1today (time of speech)2today; this day3nowadays; these days (informal)ฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me (1st person pronoun)2[to] eat (polite/old-fashioned)มีmeeมีmee1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoงานngaanงานngaan1work; job; employment2task; assignment; duty3event; fair; function4work (product); creation5joule (physics unit)6unit (classifier) for eventsคือkeuคือkeu1to be (definition/identification)2namely; that is; i.e.3focus/clarifying marker after subjectล้างจานláang jaanล้างจานláang jaan[to] wash dishes; do the dishes
Today my task is washing the dishes.
3NounA2
event; fair; function
a planned public or social occasion such as a fair, festival, ceremony, or party
Examples
คืนนี้keun néeคืนนี้keun née1tonight (the night of today)2tonightมีmeeมีmee1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoงานวัดngaan wátงานวัดngaan wáttemple fairที่têeที่têe1place; spot; seat; space2that/which/who (relative marker)3at; in; to (before place/recipient)4when; the time that (time marker)5ordinal/degree marker6classifier: place/seat/slotหมู่บ้านmòo bâanหมู่บ้านmòo bâan1village; hamlet2housing estate; gated community
There’s a temple fair in the village tonight.
4NounB1
work (product); creation
a product of effort or creativity, such as an artwork, design, or written work
Examples
นี่nêeนี่nêe1this (near the speaker)2this; this one (pronoun)3here is…; look/listen (attention-getter)คือkeuคือkeu1to be (definition/identification)2namely; that is; i.e.3focus/clarifying marker after subjectงานภาพngaan pâapงานภาพngaan pâapvisuals; imagery; cinematographyวาดwâatวาดwâat1[to] sketch; outline2[to] envision; imagine3[to] drawชิ้นchínชิ้นchín1classifier: pieces/items2piece; item; fragment; sliceแรกrâekแรกrâek1first; earliest; initial2at first; initially3classifier: first time/round/periodของฉันkŏng chănของฉันkŏng chănmy; mine
This is my first artwork.
5ClassifierB1
unit (classifier) for events
a classifier used with events or functions (e.g., one event, two fairs)
Examples
สุดสัปดาห์นี้sùt sàp-daa néeสุดสัปดาห์นี้sùt sàp-daa née1this weekend2this weekend (time phrase)ฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me (1st person pronoun)2[to] eat (polite/old-fashioned)จะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3then; would (result in conditionals)ไปงานbpai ngaanไปงานbpai ngaan[to] attend [an event]แต่งdtàengแต่งdtàeng1[to] dress; get dressed2[to] decorate; adorn3[to] compose; write4[to] modify; tune; customize5[to] marry (colloquial)6[to] arrange; set; styleสองsŏngสองsŏng1two; 22secondงานngaanงานngaan1work; job; employment2task; assignment; duty3event; fair; function4work (product); creation5joule (physics unit)6unit (classifier) for events
This weekend I’m going to two wedding events.
6NounC1
joule (physics unit)
the SI unit of work or energy, equal to the work done when a force of one newton moves an object one meter
Examples
ในการnai gaanในการnai gaanin; during; for [doing sth]; regardingทดลองtót-longทดลองtót-long1[to] try out; test2[to] experiment3trial; experimental (use)นี้néeนี้née1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)เราraoเราrao1we; us2I; me (informal/regional)คำนวณkam-nuuanคำนวณkam-nuuan1[to] calculate; compute2[to] estimate; figureงานngaanงานngaan1work; job; employment2task; assignment; duty3event; fair; function4work (product); creation5joule (physics unit)6unit (classifier) for eventsจากjàakจากjàak1from; away from2[to] leave; depart (literary/formal)3parting; separation (literary)แรงraengแรงraeng1strong; intense; severe2force; strength; power3hard; strongly (adverbial use)หนึ่งnèungหนึ่งnèung1one (number)2a; one (single)3certain; particular4first; top; foremost5one (with classifier)นิวตันniu-dtanนิวตันniu-dtan1newton (unit of force)2Newton (Sir Isaac Newton)ที่ทำtêe tamที่ทำtêe tamthat/which (someone) did/madeให้hâiให้hâi1[to] give; provide2[to] have [sb] do; cause to3for (benefit of)4so that; in order to5until; to the point that (result)6[to] allow; let; permitวัตถุwát-tùวัตถุwát-tù1object; thing (physical)2material; substance3object; object (grammatical)เคลื่อนที่klêuuan têeเคลื่อนที่klêuuan têe1[to] move; be in motion2mobile; movableไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3(aspect) continuation into the future4gone; past (serial verb use)หนึ่งnèungหนึ่งnèung1one (number)2a; one (single)3certain; particular4first; top; foremost5one (with classifier)เมตรmétเมตรmétmetre; meter (unit of length)
In this experiment, we calculate work from a force of one newton that moves an object one meter.
Related Words
Similar Meaning
การงานgaan ngaanการงานgaan ngaanwork; occupation; one’s duties
work; occupation; one’s duties
ทาสก์táatทาสก์táattask; unit of work (loanword)
task; unit of work (loanword)
ก๋านgăanก๋านgăan1nominalizer; ‘the act of …’2affair; matter; activity; work
- nominalizer; ‘the act of …’
- affair; matter; activity; work
หน้าที่การงานnâa-têe gaan ngaanหน้าที่การงานnâa-têe gaan ngaan1employment; occupation; career (formal)2job responsibilities; work duties; duties at work
- employment; occupation; career (formal)
- job responsibilities; work duties; duties at work
เวียกwîiakเวียกwîiakwork; job; task (Isan/Lao regional)
work; job; task (Isan/Lao regional)