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dtàang dâao

Meanings

1NounB2

foreigner; alien (non-citizen)

A person from another country, especially one who is not a citizen of the country they are in (legal/official term).

Examples

คนต่างด้าวkon dtàang dâaoคนต่างด้าวkon dtàang dâaoforeigner; alien (non-citizen)ที่ต้องการtêe dtông gaanที่ต้องการtêe dtông gaan1needed; required2wanted; desired3in demandทำงานtam ngaanทำงานtam ngaan1[to] work; do one's job; be on duty2[to] function; operateในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of (formal/official)ประเทศไทยbprà-têet taiประเทศไทยbprà-têet taiThailandต้องมีdtông meeต้องมีdtông mee[to] must have; [to] need to haveใบอนุญาตทำงานbai à-nú-yâat tam ngaanใบอนุญาตทำงานbai à-nú-yâat tam ngaanwork permit
A foreigner who wants to work in Thailand must have a work permit.
2AdjectiveB2

foreign; alien (from another country)

From another country; not native to the country in question, often in legal or official contexts.

Examples

โรงงานrohng ngaanโรงงานrohng ngaanfactory; plantแห่งนี้hàeng néeแห่งนี้hàeng née1here; this place (formal)2this (postposed, formal)จ้างjâangจ้างjâang1[to] hire; employ2[to] commission [sb] to do [sth]3hiring; paid employmentแรงงานraeng ngaanแรงงานraeng ngaan1labor; workforce2worker; laborer (dated/formal)ต่างด้าวdtàang dâaoต่างด้าวdtàang dâao1foreigner; alien (non-citizen)2foreign; alien (from another country)เป็นจำนวนมากbpen jam-nuuan mâakเป็นจำนวนมากbpen jam-nuuan mâak1numerous; many (post-nominal)2in large numbers; in great quantity
This factory employs a large number of foreign workers.

Related Words

Word Breakdown

ต่างdtàangต่างdtàang1different; distinct2various; diverse3foreign; from another place4each; respectively5to differ; be differentPart 1
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ด้าวdâaoด้าวdâao1country; nation; realm (archaic/lit.)2borderland; frontier (archaic/lit.)Part 2
ต่างด้าวdtàang dâaoต่างด้าวdtàang dâaoforeigner; alien (non-citizen)