งานดอง
ngaan-dɔɔngMeanings
1NounB2
backlogged work; accumulated tasks
work or tasks that have been delayed, put off, or allowed to pile up over time
Examples
วันหยุดwan-yùtวันหยุดwan-yùt1day off; rest day2public holiday3regular closing day (of a shop/business)นี้níiนี้níi1this2this oneฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)3like; as (in the manner of)ไม่ได้mâi-dâaiไม่ได้mâi-dâai1cannot; not allowed; impossible2did not3[to] fail to get/receive [sth]4unacceptable; not allowed (won’t do)5No way!; absolutely not6not really/actually (corrective)ไปไหนbpai-nǎiไปไหนbpai-nǎi1Where are you going?; Where did you go?; Where to?2[to] go anywhere (in negative or free-choice constructions)หรอกrɔ̀kหรอกrɔ̀k1emphatic denial (actually not; certainly not)2assurance/softener particle (explanatory tone)เพราะprɔ́เพราะprɔ́1because2because of; due to3melodious; pleasant-soundingต้องdtɔ̂ngต้องdtɔ̂ng1must; have to2must; bound toอยู่yùuอยู่yùu1[to] live; reside; stay2to be (located); be at3progressive/continuative marker4to exist; remainบ้านbâanบ้านbâan1house; home2home (family unit)3village; hometown4domestic; domesticated; cultivatedเคลียร์งานkliia-ngaanเคลียร์งานkliia-ngaan[to] finish up workดองdɔɔngดองdɔɔng1[to] pickle; preserve (in brine or vinegar)2pickled (food)3[to] shelve; leave pending; sit on
I'm not going anywhere this holiday because I have to stay home and clear up my piled-up work.
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ถ้าtâaเธอtəəขี้เกียจkîi-gìiatแบบนี้bɛ̀ɛp-níiระวังrá-wangงานngaanจะjàสะสมsà-sǒmจนjonกลายเป็นglaai-bpenงานดองngaan-dɔɔngนะná
If you are lazy like this, beware that your tasks will accumulate and become a backlog of work.
การปล่อยให้gaan-bplɔ̀i-hâiมีmiiงานดองngaan-dɔɔngสะสมsà-sǒmมากเกินไปmâak-gəən-bpaiจะjàทำtamให้hâiเราraoเกิดgə̀ətความเครียดkwaam-krîiatและlɛ́ส่งผลเสียsòng-pǒn-sǐiaต่อdtɔ̀ɔสุขภาพsùk-kà-pâap
Allowing too much delayed work to accumulate will cause us stress and negatively affect our health.
หัวหน้าhǔua-nâaกำชับgam-chápให้hâiพนักงานpá-nák-ngaanทุกคนtúk-konจัดการงานjàt-gaan-ngaanดองdɔɔngของkɔ̌ɔngเดือนที่แล้วdʉʉan-tîi-lɛ́ɛoให้hâiเสร็จsètก่อนที่gɔ̀ɔn-tîiจะjàเริ่มrə̂əmทำtamโปรเจกต์bproo-jèekใหม่mài
The manager urged all employees to finish up last month's backlogged work before starting the new project.
2NounC1
wedding ceremony
a wedding ceremony or marriage celebration (primarily used in the Northeastern Thai or Isan dialect)
Examples
เดือนหน้าdʉʉan-nâaเดือนหน้าdʉʉan-nâa1next month2next month (time adverbial)พี่สาวpîi-sǎaoพี่สาวpîi-sǎaoolder sister; elder female siblingของฉันkɔ̌ɔng-chǎnของฉันkɔ̌ɔng-chǎnmy; mineจะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3will; would (in conditional results)จัดjàtจัดjàt1[to] arrange; organize; set up2[to] provide; supply; allocate3intense; strong; extremeงานดองngaan-dɔɔngงานดองngaan-dɔɔng1backlogged work; accumulated tasks2wedding ceremonyที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerบ้านเกิดbâan-gə̀ətบ้านเกิดbâan-gə̀ətbirthplace; hometownในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)จังหวัดขอนแก่นjang-wàt-kɔ̌ɔn-gɛ̀nจังหวัดขอนแก่นjang-wàt-kɔ̌ɔn-gɛ̀nKhon Kaen Province (Thailand)
Next month, my older sister is going to hold a wedding ceremony at our hometown in Khon Kaen province.
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พ่อแม่pɔ̂ɔ-mɛ̂ɛของkɔ̌ɔngฝ่ายหญิงfàai-yǐngกำลังgam-langช่วยกันchûuai-ganเตรียมdtriiamสถานที่sà-tǎan-tîiสำหรับsǎm-ràpจัดjàtงานดองngaan-dɔɔngตามdtaamประเพณีท้องถิ่นbprà-pee-nii-tɔ́ɔng-tìnของkɔ̌ɔngชาวอีสานchaao-ii-sǎan
The bride's parents are helping each other prepare the venue for the wedding ceremony according to the local Isan tradition.
ในอดีตnai-à-dìitงานดองngaan-dɔɔngของkɔ̌ɔngชาวอีสานchaao-ii-sǎanมักจะmák-jàจัดขึ้นjàt-kʉ̂nอย่างyàangเรียบง่ายrîiap-ngâaiที่บ้านtîi-bâanแต่dtɛ̀ɛปัจจุบันbpàt-jù-banหลายlǎaiครอบครัวkrɔ̂ɔp-kruuaนิยมní-yomไปbpaiจัดjàtที่tîiโรงแรมroong-rɛɛmเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaความสะดวกkwaam-sà-dùuak
In the past, Isan wedding ceremonies were usually held simply at home, but nowadays many families prefer to hold them at hotels for convenience.
ค่าkâaสินสอดทองหมั้นsǐn-sɔ̀ɔt-tɔɔng-mânและlɛ́รายละเอียดraai-lá-ìiatของkɔ̌ɔngพิธีการpí-tii-gaanในnaiงานดองngaan-dɔɔngมักจะmák-jàถูกtùukตกลงกันdtòk-long-ganอย่างรอบคอบyàang-rɔ̂ɔp-kɔ̂ɔpระหว่างrá-wàangผู้ใหญ่pûu-yàiของkɔ̌ɔngทั้งtángสองsɔ̌ɔngฝ่ายfàai
The dowry and the details of the rituals in the wedding ceremony are usually negotiated carefully between the elders of both families.
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 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 | — | — |
Word Breakdown
งานngaanงานngaan1work; job; employment2task; assignment; duty3event; fair; function4work (product); creation5unit (classifier) for events6work (physics)7ngan (land unit: 400 m², a quarter of a rai)work; job; employmentPart 1
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ดองdɔɔngดองdɔɔng1[to] pickle; preserve (in brine or vinegar)2pickled (food)3[to] shelve; leave pending; sit on[to] pickle; preserve (in brine or vinegar)Part 2
งานดองngaan-dɔɔngงานดองngaan-dɔɔngbacklogged work; accumulated tasksbacklogged work; accumulated tasksWord