ธุรกิจ
tú-rá-gìtMeanings
1NounB1
business (commercial activity)
the activity of producing, buying, or selling goods or services for profit
Examples
เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillเริ่มrêrmเริ่มrêrm1[to] start; begin2[to] start to; begin toทำธุรกิจtam tú-rá-gìtทำธุรกิจtam tú-rá-gìt[to] do business; run/operate a business; engage in commerceขายkăaiขายkăai1[to] sell [sth]2for sale; for purchase3[to] sell oneself; prostitute oneselfกาแฟgaa-faeกาแฟgaa-faecoffee (drink; beans; plant)เล็กๆlék lékเล็กๆlék lék1small; little; tiny (softened by reduplication)2slightly; a littleเพื่อpêuuaเพื่อpêuua1for; in order to2for the sake of; on behalf ofหวังwăngหวังwăng1[to] hope2[to] expect; count onกำไรgam raiกำไรgam rai1profit; financial gain2[to] make a profit3benefit; advantage (fig.)
He started a small coffee-selling business in hopes of making a profit.
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หลายคนlǎai-konหันมาhǎn-maaทำธุรกิจtam-tú-rá-gìtออนไลน์ɔɔn-laaiเพราะprɔ́ต้นทุนต่ำdtôn-tun-dtàmและlɛ́เข้าถึงkâo-tʉ̌ngลูกค้าlûuk-káaได้dâaiง่ายngâai
Many people turn to doing online business because of low costs and easy customer access.
ธุรกิจtú-rá-gìtส่งsòngอาหารaa-hǎanเติบโตdtə̀əp-dtooเร็วreoเพราะprɔ́ตอบโจทย์dtɔ̀ɔp-jòotลูกค้าlûuk-káaที่ต้องการtîi-dtɔ̂ng-gaanความสะดวกkwaam-sà-dùuak
The food delivery business is growing quickly because it meets customers’ need for convenience.
เพื่อให้pêuua hâiธุรกิจtú-rá-gìtมีmeeกำไรgam raiระยะยาวrá-yá yaaoเราraoต้องdtôngวิเคราะห์wí-króต้นทุนdtôn tunราคาขายraa-kaa kăaiและláeพฤติกรรมผู้บริโภคpréut-dtì-gam pôo bor-rí-pôhkอย่างyàangรอบด้านrôp dâan
To make the business profitable in the long term, we must thoroughly analyze costs, pricing, and consumer behavior.
2NounB1
business (company; enterprise)
a company or organization engaged in commercial activities
Examples
ธุรกิจtú-rá-gìtธุรกิจtú-rá-gìt1business (commercial activity)2business (company; enterprise)3business affairs; work mattersนี้néeนี้née1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)เป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4alive; living5[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)บริษัทbor-rí-sàtบริษัทbor-rí-sàtcompany; firm; corporationเล็กๆlék lékเล็กๆlék lék1small; little; tiny (softened by reduplication)2slightly; a littleที่têeที่têe1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerขายkăaiขายkăai1[to] sell [sth]2for sale; for purchase3[to] sell oneself; prostitute oneselfกาแฟgaa-faeกาแฟgaa-faecoffee (drink; beans; plant)ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)ชุมชนchum-chonชุมชนchum-choncommunity
This business is a small company that sells coffee in the community.
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พี่สาวpîi-sǎaoฉันchǎnทำงานtam-ngaanในnaiธุรกิจสตาร์ทอัพtú-rá-gìt-sà-dtàat-àpที่tîiพัฒนาpát-tá-naaแอปɛ́pเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaการท่องเที่ยวgaan-tɔ̂ɔng-tîiao
My sister works in a startup business that develops travel apps.
เขาkǎoอยากyàakย้ายyáaiไปทำงานbpai-tam-ngaanกับgàpธุรกิจtú-rá-gìtครอบครัวkrɔ̂ɔp-kruuaที่tîiเปิดbpə̀ətบริษัทรับเหมาก่อสร้างbɔɔ-rí-sàt-ráp-mǎo-gɔ̀ɔ-sâang
He wants to move to work with the family business that runs a construction company.
รัฐบาลrát-tà-baanเชิญชวนchəən-chuuanธุรกิจtú-rá-gìtท้องถิ่นtɔ́ɔng-tìnเข้าร่วมkâo-rûuamโครงการkroong-gaanเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaเชื่อมโยงchʉ̂ʉam-yoongบริษัทbɔɔ-rí-sàtเหล่านี้lào-níiกับgàpตลาดdtà-làatต่างประเทศdtàang-bprà-têet
The government invites local businesses to join a program that connects these companies to overseas markets.
3NounB2
business affairs; work matters
matters related to work, commerce, or professional dealings
Examples
เวลาwee-laaเวลาwee-laa1time2time; period; occasion3when; at the time (that)4classifier: scheduled occasions; meals; dosesเจรจาjee-rá-jaaเจรจาjee-rá-jaa1[to] negotiate; hold talks2[to] converse; discussเรื่องrʉ̂ʉangเรื่องrʉ̂ʉang1matter; issue; subject2story; tale3classifier for stories/films/cases4about; regarding (as a topic marker)ธุรกิจtú-rá-gìtธุรกิจtú-rá-gìt1business (commercial activity)2business (company; enterprise)3business affairs; work mattersกับgàpกับgàp1with; together with2and (informal)3side dish; accompaniment4against; versus5to; toward (recipient/target)ลูกค้าlûuk-káaลูกค้าlûuk-káacustomer; clientเราraoเราrao1we; us2I; me (informal/regional)ต้องdtɔ̂ngต้องdtɔ̂ng1must; have to2must; bound toเตรียมdtriiamเตรียมdtriiam[to] prepare; get readyข้อมูลkɔ̂ɔ-muunข้อมูลkɔ̂ɔ-muun1information; data (non-count)2data (computing)ให้hâiให้hâi1[to] give; provide2[to] allow; let; permit3to; for [sb] (recipient)4[to] have [sb] do; cause to5for (benefit of)6so that; in order to7until; to the point that (result)ชัดเจนchát-jeenชัดเจนchát-jeen1clear; distinct; obvious2explicit; definite; unambiguous; unequivocal3clearly; explicitly; unambiguouslyและlɛ́และlɛ́and (coordinating)สุภาพsù-pâapสุภาพsù-pâap1polite; courteous2gentle; mild (manner/speech)3proper; refined; respectable
When negotiating business matters with clients, we must prepare clear information and be polite.
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พรุ่งนี้prûng-níiฉันchǎnมีmiiธุรกิจtú-rá-gìtต้องdtɔ̂ngไปพบbpai-pópที่ปรึกษาtîi-bprʉ̀k-sǎaเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaคุยkuiเรื่องrʉ̂ʉangสัญญาsǎn-yaa
Tomorrow I have business to attend to with an advisor to discuss the contract.
เขาkǎoแยกyɛ̂ɛkเรื่องrʉ̂ʉangครอบครัวkrɔ̂ɔp-kruuaออกจากɔ̀ɔk-jàakธุรกิจtú-rá-gìtอย่างเคร่งครัดyàang-krêeng-krátเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaหลีกเลี่ยงlìik-lîiangความขัดแย้งkwaam-kàt-yɛ́ɛngทางtaangงานngaan
He strictly separates family matters from business to avoid work-related conflicts.
นักวิจัยnák-wí-jaiเสนอsà-nə̌əว่าwâaในnaiธุรกิจtú-rá-gìtบริการbɔɔ-rí-gaanความสัมพันธ์kwaam-sǎm-panกับgàpลูกค้าlûuk-káaมีผลต่อmii-pǒn-dtɔ̀ɔความภักดีkwaam-pák-diiมากกว่าmâak-gwàaราคาraa-kaa
Researchers suggest that in service business matters, relationships with customers affect loyalty more than price.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is ธุรกิจ said ทุ-ระ-กิจ?
tú-rá-gìt
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
3 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableShort vowelA short vowel with no final consonant, so it is dead.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
High tone
tú
Starts high and keeps climbing.
Low class + No tone mark + Dead syllable · Short vowel → High
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 | — | — |