งานหลวง
ngaan-lǔuangMeaning
1NounB1
government work; public service
work for the government or state; public service or official duties.
Examples
พ่อpɔ̂ɔพ่อpɔ̂ɔ1father; dad2sir; mister (rural/archaic)3prefix: male person; leader; father figureของฉันkɔ̌ɔng-chǎnของฉันkɔ̌ɔng-chǎnmy; mineทำtamทำtam1[to] do; make2[to] act; behave3[to] cook; prepare food4[to] do; carry out (work)5[to] cause; makeงานหลวงngaan-lǔuangงานหลวงngaan-lǔuanggovernment work; public serviceที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerอำเภอam-pəəอำเภอam-pəə1district (administrative unit)2district office / district town (metonymy)
My father does government work at the district office.
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เขาkǎoอุทิศù-títชีวิตchii-wítให้กับhâi-gàpงานหลวงngaan-lǔuangเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaรับใช้ráp-cháiประชาชนbprà-chaa-chonมาตลอดmaa-dtà-lɔ̀ɔt30ปีbpii
He has dedicated his life to public service to serve the people for 30 years.
ถึงแม้tʉ̌ng-mɛ́ɛงานหลวงngaan-lǔuangจะjàมั่นคงmân-kongแต่dtɛ̀ɛเงินเดือนngən-dʉʉanอาจàatไม่mâiสูงsǔungเท่ากับtâo-gàpงานngaanบริษัทเอกชนbɔɔ-rí-sàt-èek-gà-chon
Even though government work is stable, the salary might not be as high as in a private company.
บางคนbaang-konมองว่าmɔɔng-wâaงานหลวงngaan-lǔuangเป็นbpenงานngaanที่tîiไม่mâiท้าทายtáa-taaiแต่dtɛ̀ɛในความเป็นจริงnai-kwaam-bpen-jingแล้วlɛ́ɛoต้องdtɔ̂ngรับผิดชอบráp-pìt-chɔ̂ɔpสูงsǔungและlɛ́มีผลกระทบmii-pǒn-grà-tópต่อdtɔ̀ɔส่วนรวมsùuan-ruuam
Some people view public service as unchallenging work, but in reality, it carries high responsibility and has an impact on the public as a whole.
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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หลวงlǔuangหลวงlǔuang1royal; of the king2state; public; official3honorific element for monks and Buddha images4Luang; a traditional Thai noble rankroyal; of the kingPart 2
งานหลวงngaan-lǔuangงานหลวงngaan-lǔuanggovernment work; public servicegovernment work; public serviceWord