ดองงาน
dɔɔng-ngaanMeaning
1VerbB2
[to] procrastinate on work; [to] delay tasks
to procrastinate on work; to delay doing tasks or leave work unfinished for a long period
Examples
อย่าyàaอย่าyàadon’t; do not (negative imperative)ดองงานdɔɔng-ngaanดองงานdɔɔng-ngaan[to] procrastinate on work; [to] delay tasksนะnáนะná1softener; friendly particle2persuasive/confirming particle3wondering particleเดี๋ยวdǐiaoเดี๋ยวdǐiao1soon; in a moment2for a moment; briefly; one moment3wait! just a moment4otherwise; or else (colloq.)5alternating; now … now …จะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3will; would (in conditional results)ทำtamทำtam1[to] do; make2[to] act; behave3[to] cook; prepare food4[to] cause; makeไม่ทันmâi-tanไม่ทันmâi-tan1not in time; too late2[to] miss [sth]; fail to be in time (for [sth])3[to] not keep up (with [sb]/[sth]); be outpaced4[to] not get the chance to (do [sth])
Don't procrastinate on your work, otherwise you won't finish in time.
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He always likes to procrastinate and do his work the night before it's due.
การดองgaan-dɔɔngงานngaanมีแต่mii-dtɛ̀ɛจะjàทำให้tam-hâiความเครียดสะสมkwaam-krîiat-sà-sǒmดังนั้นdang-nánคุณควรkun-kuuanจัดการjàt-gaanเวลาwee-laaให้hâiดีกว่าdii-gwàaนี้níi
Procrastinating on work will only accumulate stress, so you should manage your time better than this.
ถ้าtâaคุณkunยังyangขืนkĕunดองงานdong ngaanแบบนี้bàep néeต่อdtòไปเรื่อยๆbpai rêuuai rêuuaiเพื่อนร่วมงานpêuuan rûuam ngaanจะjàหมดmòtความเชื่อถือkwaam chêuua tĕuในnaiความรับผิดชอบkwaam ráp-pìt-chôpของkŏngคุณkun
If you keep procrastinating on work like this, your coworkers will eventually lose trust in your responsibility.
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 classMid class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableEnds in -ง, a sonorant, so it is live.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Mid tone
dɔɔng
Level, in your normal speaking voice.
Mid 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
ดองdɔɔngดองdɔɔng1[to] pickle; preserve (in brine or vinegar)2pickled (food)3[to] shelve; leave pending; sit on[to] pickle; preserve (in brine or vinegar)Part 1
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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 2
ดองงานdɔɔng-ngaanดองงานdɔɔng-ngaan[to] procrastinate on work; [to] delay tasks[to] procrastinate on work; [to] delay tasksWord