งานบุญ
ngaan-bunMeanings
1NounB1
merit‑making event
a Buddhist merit‑making event or ceremony, held at a temple, home, or community venue, where participants make offerings or perform good deeds to accrue merit (e.g., kathin, pha pa, house‑blessing, ordination rites)
Examples
พรุ่งนี้prûng-níiพรุ่งนี้prûng-níi1tomorrow (the day after today)2tomorrow; on the day after todayคุณยายkun-yaaiคุณยายkun-yaaimaternal grandmother; respectful term for an elderly womanจะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3will; would (in conditional results)ไปงานbpai-ngaanไปงานbpai-ngaan[to] attend [an event]บุญbunบุญbun1merit; good karma2meritorious deed3good fortune; blessingที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerวัดwátวัดwát1to measure2Buddhist temple3to gauge; assess
Tomorrow, grandma will go to a merit-making event at the temple.
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งานบุญngaan-bunขึ้นบ้านใหม่kʉ̂n-bâan-màiมักจะmák-jàนิมนต์ní-monพระpráมาmaaสวดsùuatเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaความเป็นสิริมงคลkwaam-bpen-sì-rí-mong-kon
For a house-blessing merit-making ceremony, monks are usually invited to chant for auspiciousness.
คนไทยkon-taiนิยมní-yomกลับบ้านglàp-bâanต่างจังหวัดdtàang-jang-wàtเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaไปbpaiร่วมงานrûuam-ngaanบุญbunกับgàpครอบครัวkrɔ̂ɔp-kruuaในช่วงnai-chûuangสงกรานต์sǒng-graan
Thai people like to return to their hometowns to join merit-making ceremonies with their families during Songkran.
การไปgaan-bpaiร่วมงานrûuam-ngaanบุญbunอย่างyàangงานกฐินngaan-gà-tǐnหรือrʉ̌ʉงานบวชngaan-bùuatไม่เพียงแต่mâi-piiang-dtɛ̀ɛจะได้jà-dâaiทำบุญtam-bunเท่านั้นtâo-nánแต่ยังdtɛ̀ɛ-yangเป็นbpenโอกาสoo-gàatได้dâaiพบปะpóp-bpàคนkonในnaiชุมชนchum-chonด้วยdûuai
Attending merit-making events like Kathina or an ordination ceremony is not only for making merit but is also an opportunity to meet people in the community.
2NounB1
charity/fundraising event (by extension)
by extension, a community or temple‑related charity or fundraising function framed as an occasion to make merit
Examples
พรุ่งนี้prûng-níiพรุ่งนี้prûng-níi1tomorrow (the day after today)2tomorrow; on the day after todayที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerวัดwátวัดwát1to measure2Buddhist temple3to gauge; assessมีmiiมีmii1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoงานบุญngaan-bunงานบุญngaan-bun1merit‑making event2charity/fundraising event (by extension)ไปเที่ยวbpai-tîiaoไปเที่ยวbpai-tîiao1[to] go out for fun; hang out2[to] travel for leisure; go on a trip; go sightseeing3[to] drop by for fun; pay a casual visitกันganกันgan1together; together with2each other; one another (post-verb marker)3[to] prevent; keep [sth] out; ward off; block4protective; resistant to; -proof5I; me (informal, male speech)6[to] set aside; reserve; earmarkไหมmǎiไหมmǎi1yes–no question particle; or not?2silk
Tomorrow there's a temple fair, want to go?
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ในnaiงานบุญประจำปีngaan bun bprà-jam bpeeของkŏngวัดwátจะมีjà meeการออกร้านgaan òk ráanขายของkăai kŏngและláeมหรสพmá-hŏ-rá-sòpต่างๆdtàang-dtàangมากมายmâak maai
At the temple's annual fair, there will be many stalls selling things and various forms of entertainment.
ชาวบ้านchaao-bâanช่วยกันchûuai-ganจัดงานjàt-ngaanบุญbunเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaระดมทุนrá-dom-tunสร้างsâangศาลาการเปรียญsǎa-laa-gaan-bpà-riianหลังlǎngใหม่mài
The villagers are helping to organize a fundraising event to raise money for a new sermon hall.
การจัดงานgaan-jàt-ngaanบุญbunของkɔ̌ɔngวัดwátไม่ได้mâi-dâaiเป็นเพียงbpen-piiangการหาเงินgaan-hǎa-ngənเข้าkâoวัดwátเท่านั้นtâo-nánแต่ยังdtɛ̀ɛ-yangเป็นbpenการสร้างgaan-sâangความสามัคคีkwaam-sǎa-mák-kiiในnaiชุมชนchum-chonอีกด้วยìik-dûuai
The temple's fundraising event is not only for raising money for the temple, but also for fostering community unity.
Tones
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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)work; job; employmentPart 1
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งานบุญngaan-bunงานบุญngaan-bunmerit‑making eventmerit‑making eventWord