ทันด่วน(tan dùuan)
Meanings
1AdjectiveB2
urgent; immediate
needing to be done or dealt with at once; urgent or immediate
Examples
บริษัทbò-rí-sàtบริษัทbò-rí-sàtcompany; firm; corporationมีmeeมีmee1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoความจำเป็นkwaam jam bpenความจำเป็นkwaam jam bpen1necessity; need2compelling reason; justification3exigency; urgent need due to circumstancesทันด่วนtan dùuanทันด่วนtan dùuan1urgent; immediate2urgently; immediatelyที่têeที่têe1place; spot; seat; space2that/which/who (relative marker)3at; in; to (before place/recipient)4when; the time that (time marker)5ordinal/degree marker6classifier: place/seat/slotจะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3then; would (result in conditionals)ต้องdtôngต้องdtông1must; have to2should; likely to; bound to3correct; rightจ้างjâangจ้างjâang1[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; moreoverเพื่อรองรับpêuua rong rápเพื่อรองรับpêuua rong rápin order to accommodate; to supportงานngaanงานngaan1work; job; employment2task; assignment; duty3event; fair; function4work (product); creation5joule (physics unit)6unit (classifier) for eventsที่têeที่têe1place; spot; seat; space2that/which/who (relative marker)3at; in; to (before place/recipient)4when; the time that (time marker)5ordinal/degree marker6classifier: place/seat/slotมากขึ้นmâak kêunมากขึ้นmâak kêun1more; increasingly2greater; more (than before)
The company has an urgent need to hire more employees to handle the increased workload.
2AdverbB2
urgently; immediately
at once or without delay; in an urgent way
Examples
เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillต้องdtôngต้องdtông1must; have to2should; likely to; bound to3correct; rightตัดสินใจdtàt-sĭn-jaiตัดสินใจdtàt-sĭn-jai[to] decideอย่างyàangอย่างyàang1kind; type; sort2manner; way3in the manner of; -ly4classifier (for kinds/types)ทันด่วนtan dùuanทันด่วนtan dùuan1urgent; immediate2urgently; immediatelyเมื่อmêuuaเมื่อmêuua1when; at the time that2when (past time marker)เกิดgèrtเกิดgèrt1to be born2born (indicating birthplace/time)3to happen; occur; arise4if (เกิด…); too; overly (เกิด…ไป)เหตุฉุกเฉินhèt chùk-chĕrnเหตุฉุกเฉินhèt chùk-chĕrnemergencyขึ้นkêunขึ้นkêun1[to] go up; rise; ascend2[to] increase3[to] board; get on4inceptive/result: start to; become5northward/up-country6result complement: upward/better7[to] sprout; grow; appearในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of (formal/official)โรงงานrohng ngaanโรงงานrohng ngaanfactory; plant
He had to make a decision at once when an emergency occurred in the factory.
Word Breakdown
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ทันด่วนtan dùuanทันด่วนtan dùuanurgent; immediate