งานหลัก
ngaan-làkMeaning
1NounB1
main job; primary work
a person's principal job or primary responsibility.
Examples
งานหลักngaan-làkงานหลักngaan-làkmain job; primary workของฉันkɔ̌ɔng-chǎnของฉันkɔ̌ɔng-chǎnmy; mineคือkʉʉคือkʉʉ1to be (definition/identification)2namely; that is; i.e.การเป็นgaan-bpenการเป็นgaan-bpen1being (serving as); holding a role/status2becoming; coming to be3having a conditionครูkruuครูkruu1teacher2master; mentor (respectful)
My main job is being a teacher.
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งานหลักngaan-làkของเขาkɔ̌ɔng-kǎoเป็นbpenพนักงานออฟฟิศpá-nák-ngaan-ɔ́ɔp-fítแต่dtɛ̀ɛเขาkǎoก็gɔ̂มีmiiงานเสริมngaan-sə̌əmคือkʉʉขายของkǎai-kɔ̌ɔngออนไลน์ɔɔn-laai
His main job is an office worker, but he also has a side job selling things online.
คุณควรkun-kuuanจะjàตั้งใจdtâng-jaiทำtamงานหลักngaan-làkให้ดีhâi-diiก่อนที่gɔ̀ɔn-tîiจะjàไปbpaiรับrápงานngaanอื่นʉ̀ʉnเพิ่มpə̂əm
You should focus on doing your main job well before taking on other work.
ถึงแม้ว่าtʉ̌ng-mɛ́ɛ-wâaเขาkǎoจะมีjà-miiหลายlǎaiตำแหน่งdtam-nɛ̀ngในnaiบริษัทbɔɔ-rí-sàtแต่dtɛ̀ɛงานหลักngaan-làkของเขาkɔ̌ɔng-kǎoก็คือgɔ̂-kʉʉการบริหารgaan-bɔɔ-rí-hǎanฝ่ายการตลาดfàai-gaan-dtà-làat
Although he holds several positions in the company, his principal responsibility is managing the marketing department.
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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หลักlàkหลักlàk1main; principal; primary2principle; basis; foundation3post; pillar; stake4classifier: posts; stakes; digit positionsmain; principal; primaryPart 2
งานหลักngaan-làkงานหลักngaan-làkmain job; primary workmain job; primary workWord