ดีเลย์งาน(dee-lay ngaan)
Meanings
1VerbB1
[to] delay work; postpone work
To cause work to be late or to postpone work or a task/project (informal Thai usage from English ‘delay’).
Examples
พรุ่งนี้prûng-néeพรุ่งนี้prûng-née1tomorrow (the day after today)2tomorrow; on the day after todayขอkŏrขอkŏr1[to] request; ask for [sth]2[to] beg; plead3[to] wish for; pray for4polite request markerดีเลย์งานdee-lay ngaanดีเลย์งานdee-lay ngaan1[to] delay work; postpone work2work delayหนึ่งnèungหนึ่งnèung1one (number)2a; one (single)3certain; particular4first; top; foremost5one (with classifier)วันwanวันwan1day2daytime; daylight3classifier: daysนะnáนะná1[!] persuasive/confirming particle2[!] softener; friendly particle3[!] attention-getter (initial position)เพราะpráwเพราะpráw1because2because of; due to3melodious; pleasant-soundingไฟล์faaiไฟล์faaifile (digital)ยังyangยังyang1not yet (with ไม่)2yet? (question use)3still; continuing4still/even (emphatic degree)ไม่mâiไม่mâi1not (negator)2no (reply)พร้อมprómพร้อมpróm1ready; prepared2equipped; provided with3along with; together with4together; simultaneously
Tomorrow I need to delay the work by one day because the files aren’t ready.
2NounB1
work delay
A delay affecting work or a project schedule (informal Thai usage).
Examples
ฝนตกหนักfŏn dtòk nàkฝนตกหนักfŏn dtòk nàk1[to] rain heavily; pour2heavy rain; downpourทำให้tam hâiทำให้tam hâi1[to] make; cause [sb/sth] to [do/be sth]; render2[to] do/make [sth] for [sb]โปรเจ็กต์bpro-jèkโปรเจ็กต์bpro-jèk1project (planned work)2project (school/creative/IT)ดีเลย์งานdee-lay ngaanดีเลย์งานdee-lay ngaan1[to] delay work; postpone work2work delayไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3(aspect) continuation into the future4gone; past (serial verb use)หนึ่งnèungหนึ่งnèung1one (number)2a; one (single)3certain; particular4first; top; foremost5one (with classifier)วันwanวันwan1day2daytime; daylight3classifier: days
Heavy rain caused the project to have a work delay by one day.
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Word Breakdown
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ดีเลย์งานdee-lay ngaanดีเลย์งานdee-lay ngaan[to] delay work; postpone work