งานเทศกาล

ngaan tâyt-sà-gaan

Meanings

1NounA2

festival; festive event

a festival or fair; a public celebration with performances, activities, or cultural/religious observances

Examples

ปีนี้bpee néeปีนี้bpee née1this year2this year; during the current yearเมืองmeuuangเมืองmeuuang1country; state (literary/archaic)2region; realm (historical)3city; town; urban areaเราraoเราrao1we; us2I; me (informal/regional)มีmeeมีmee1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoงานเทศกาลngaan tâyt-sà-gaanงานเทศกาลngaan tâyt-sà-gaan1festival; festive event2classifier use (งาน + เทศกาล)ใหญ่yàiใหญ่yài1big; large2major; important3elder; senior4generous; magnanimous (figurative)คนkonคนkon1person; human2people (as a group)3person; human being (as prefix-like element)4classifier: peopleออกมาòk maaออกมาòk maa1[to] come out; emerge2[to] be released; be made public3[to] turn out; end up4[to] come forward; speak outเต้นdtênเต้นdtên1[to] dance2[to] twitch; jerk (sudden movement)3[to] beat; throb; pulsateและláeและláeand (coordinating)ร้องเพลงróng playngร้องเพลงróng playng[to] sing (a song)
This year our city has a big festival; people come out to dance and sing.
2ClassifierB1

classifier use (งานงานngaan1work; job; employment2task; assignment; duty3event; fair; function4work (product); creation5joule (physics unit)6unit (classifier) for events + เทศกาลเทศกาลtêht-sà-gaan1festival2festive period; season (of festivities))

‘งานงานngaan1work; job; employment2task; assignment; duty3event; fair; function4work (product); creation5joule (physics unit)6unit (classifier) for events’ used as a classifier/counting word with เทศกาลเทศกาลtêht-sà-gaan1festival2festive period; season (of festivities) to refer to an instance of a festival (e.g., งานเทศกาลดนตรีงานเทศกาลดนตรีngaan têet-sà-gaan don-dtreemusic festival = a music festival event)

Examples

ปีนี้bpee néeปีนี้bpee née1this year2this year; during the current yearฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me (1st person pronoun)2[to] eat (polite/old-fashioned)ตั้งใจdtâng jaiตั้งใจdtâng jai1[to] intend; mean to2[to] be determined; resolve3[to] pay close attention; concentrate4intentionally; on purposeจะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3then; would (result in conditionals)ไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3(aspect) continuation into the future4gone; past (serial verb use)อย่างน้อยyàang nóiอย่างน้อยyàang nói1at least (minimum amount/number)2at least (consolation/mitigating)สองsŏngสองsŏng1two; 22secondงานเทศกาลngaan tâyt-sà-gaanงานเทศกาลngaan tâyt-sà-gaan1festival; festive event2classifier use (งาน + เทศกาล)
This year I plan to go to at least two festival events.

Related Words

Word Breakdown

งานngaanงานngaan1work; job; employment2task; assignment; duty3event; fair; function4work (product); creation5joule (physics unit)6unit (classifier) for eventsPart 1
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เทศกาลtêht-sà-gaanเทศกาลtêht-sà-gaan1festival2festive period; season (of festivities)Part 2
งานเทศกาลngaan tâyt-sà-gaanงานเทศกาลngaan tâyt-sà-gaanfestival; festive event