งานอำลา
ngaan-am-laaMeaning
1NounB1
farewell party; farewell ceremony
a party, event, or ceremony held to say goodbye to someone who is leaving.
Examples
พรุ่งนี้prûng-níiพรุ่งนี้prûng-níi1tomorrow (the day after today)2tomorrow; on the day after todayพวกเราpûuak-raoพวกเราpûuak-rao1we; us2our group; our sideจะjàจะjà1will; 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; extremeงานอำลาngaan-am-laaงานอำลาngaan-am-laafarewell party; farewell ceremonyให้hâiให้hâi1[to] give; provide2[to] allow; let; permit3to; for [sb] (recipient)4[to] have [sb] do; cause to5for (benefit of)6so that; in order to7until; to the point that (result)หัวหน้าhǔua-nâaหัวหน้าhǔua-nâa1boss; supervisor2leader; chief
Tomorrow, we will hold a farewell party for our boss.
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เพื่อนๆpêuuan pêuuanที่têeออฟฟิศóf-fítช่วยกันchûuai ganลงขันlong kănจัดjàtงานอำลาngaan am-laaให้hâiพี่pêeสมศักดิ์sŏm-sàkที่จะtêe jàย้ายyáaiไปทำงานbpai tam ngaanต่างจังหวัดdtàang jang-wàt
Colleagues at the office chipped in to organize a farewell party for P' Somsak, who is moving to work in another province.
ฉันchǎnรู้สึกrúu-sʉ̀kใจหายjai-hǎaiตอนที่dtɔɔn-tîiกล่าวคำอวยพรglàao-kam-uuai-pɔɔnในnaiงานอำลาngaan-am-laaของkɔ̌ɔngเพื่อนสนิทpʉ̂ʉan-sà-nìt
I felt sad when I gave a farewell speech at my best friend's goodbye party.
แม้ว่าmáe wâaจะเป็นjà bpenงานอำลาngaan am-laaแต่dtàeบรรยากาศban-yaa-gàatก็gâwเต็มไปด้วยdtem bpai dûuaiความอบอุ่นkwaam òp ùnและláeเสียงหัวเราะsĭiang hŭua-rórเพราะpráwทุกคนtúk konอยากyàakให้hâiเขาkăoจดจำjòt jamแต่dtàeสิ่งsìngดีๆdee dee
Even though it was a farewell party, the atmosphere was full of warmth and laughter because everyone wanted him to remember only the good things.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is งานอำลา said งาน-อัม-ลา?
ngaan-am-laa
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
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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อำลาam-laaอำลาam-laa1[to] bid farewell; say goodbye2farewell; leave-taking3[to] leave; retire from; bid farewell to[to] bid farewell; say goodbyePart 2
งานอำลาngaan-am-laaงานอำลาngaan-am-laafarewell party; farewell ceremonyfarewell party; farewell ceremonyWord