งานอาสา
ngaan-aa-sǎaMeaning
1NounB1
volunteer work; voluntary work
work done by a person who freely offers to take part in an enterprise or undertake a task without being paid
Examples
วันหยุดwan-yùtวันหยุดwan-yùt1day off; rest day2public holiday3regular closing day (of a shop/business)นี้níiนี้níi1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)ฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)3like; as (in the manner of)จะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3will; would (in conditional results)ไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already past5too; excessivelyทำtamทำtam1[to] do; make2[to] act; behave3[to] cook; prepare food4[to] do; carry out (work)5[to] cause; makeงานอาสาngaan-aa-sǎaงานอาสาngaan-aa-sǎavolunteer work; voluntary workที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerโรงเรียนroong-riianโรงเรียนroong-riian1school (institution)2school (building)สอนsɔ̌ɔnสอนsɔ̌ɔn1[to] teach [sb] [sth]2[to] instruct; train [sb]3[to] admonish; give moral guidanceคนตาบอดkon-dtaa-bɔ̀ɔtคนตาบอดkon-dtaa-bɔ̀ɔtblind person
This holiday, I will go do volunteer work at the school for the blind.
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เขาkǎoชอบchɔ̂ɔpทำtamงานอาสาngaan-aa-sǎaเพราะprɔ́รู้สึกว่าrúu-sʉ̀k-wâaได้dâaiทำtamประโยชน์bprà-yòotให้กับhâi-gàpสังคมsǎng-kom
He likes doing volunteer work because he feels he is doing something useful for society.
ฉันchǎnไม่เคยmâi-kəəiทำtamงานอาสาngaan-aa-sǎaมาmaaก่อนเลยgɔ̀ɔn-ləəiแต่dtɛ̀ɛปีนี้bpii-níiตั้งใจว่าdtâng-jai-wâaจะjàลองทำดูlɔɔng-tam-duuสักครั้งsàk-kráng
I have never done volunteer work before, but this year I intend to try it at least once.
การเข้าร่วมงานgaan-kâo-rûuam-ngaanอาสาaa-sǎaไม่เพียงแต่mâi-piiang-dtɛ̀ɛเป็นbpenการช่วยเหลือgaan-chûuai-lʉ̌ʉaผู้อื่นpûu-ʉ̀ʉnเท่านั้นtâo-nánแต่ยังdtɛ̀ɛ-yangช่วยchûuaiพัฒนาpát-tá-naaทักษะták-sàการทำงานgaan-tam-ngaanร่วมกับrûuam-gàpผู้อื่นpûu-ʉ̀ʉnได้dâaiเป็นอย่างดีbpen-yàang-dii
Participating in volunteer work is not only about helping others, but it also greatly helps develop teamwork skills.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
3 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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งานอาสาngaan-aa-sǎaงานอาสาngaan-aa-sǎavolunteer work; voluntary workvolunteer work; voluntary workWord