จ้าง(jâang)
Meanings
1VerbA2
[to] hire; employ
to pay someone to work or perform a task; to employ someone for wages or a fee
Examples
ร้านนี้ráan néeร้านนี้ráan néethis shop; this storeจ้างjâangจ้างjâang1[to] hire; employ2[to] commission [sb] to do [sth]3hiring; paid employmentพนักงานpá-nák-ngaanพนักงานpá-nák-ngaan1employee; staff member; worker2attendant; clerk (service role)เพิ่มpêrmเพิ่มpêrm1[to] increase; add2additional; more3additionally; in addition; moreoverอีกèekอีกèek1more; additional2again3else; other4yet; still (in comparisons/time)สองsŏngสองsŏng1two; 22secondคนkonคนkon1person; human2people (as a group)3person; human being (as prefix-like element)4classifier: people
This shop hired two more employees.
2VerbB1
[to] commission [sb] to do [sth]
to engage someone for a specific job or project, often under a contract or agreement
Examples
พรุ่งนี้prûng-néeพรุ่งนี้prûng-née1tomorrow (the day after today)2tomorrow; on the day after todayเราraoเราrao1we; us2I; me (informal/regional)จะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3then; would (result in conditionals)จ้างjâangจ้างjâang1[to] hire; employ2[to] commission [sb] to do [sth]3hiring; paid employmentช่างรับเหมาchâang ráp măoช่างรับเหมาchâang ráp măocontractorให้hâiให้hâi1[to] give; provide2[to] have [sb] do; cause to3for (benefit of)4so that; in order to5until; to the point that (result)6[to] allow; let; permitซ่อมsômซ่อมsôm1[to] repair; fix2repair; fixing; repair workหลังคาlăng kaaหลังคาlăng kaaroof
Tomorrow we will hire a contractor to repair the roof.
3NounB1
hiring; paid employment
the act or arrangement of engaging someone for pay; employment obtained by paying wages or a fee
Examples
บริษัทbò-rí-sàtบริษัทbò-rí-sàtcompany; firm; corporationมีmeeมีmee1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoประกาศbprà-gàatประกาศbprà-gàat1[to] announce; declare2announcement; notice3proclamation; decree4[to] proclaim; promulgate (form.)จ้างjâangจ้างjâang1[to] hire; employ2[to] commission [sb] to do [sth]3hiring; paid employmentพนักงานใหม่pá-nák-ngaan màiพนักงานใหม่pá-nák-ngaan màinew employee; new hireเริ่มงานrêrm ngaanเริ่มงานrêrm ngaan1[to] start work; [to] begin one's shift2[to] start a new job (commence employment)3[for an event] [to] begin; [to] start an event/ceremonyเดือนหน้าdeuuan nâaเดือนหน้าdeuuan nâa1next month2next month (time adverbial)
The company has an announcement for hiring new staff, starting next month.