ธุระ(tú-rá)
Meanings
1NounA2
errand; business; matter to attend to
a task, duty, or matter that requires attention, such as an errand or personal business
Examples
วันนี้wan néeวันนี้wan née1today (time of speech)2today; this day3nowadays; these days (informal)ฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me (1st person pronoun)2[to] eat (polite/old-fashioned)มีธุระmee tú-ráมีธุระmee tú-rá[to] have something to attend to; be tied upไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3(aspect) continuation into the future4gone; past (serial verb use)ส่งของsòng kŏngส่งของsòng kŏng[to] deliver goods; [to] send a packageให้hâiให้hâi1[to] give; provide2[to] have [sb] do; cause to3for (benefit of)4so that; in order to5until; to the point that (result)6[to] allow; let; permitแม่mâeแม่mâe1mother; mom2madam; ma’am (rural/archaic)3prefix: female; main; base
Today I have an errand to deliver something for my mom.
2NounA2
be busy (มีธุระมีธุระmee tú-rá[to] have something to attend to; be tied up; ติดธุระติดธุระdtìt tú-rá[to] be tied up (with [sth]); have other commitments)
used in patterns like มีธุระมีธุระmee tú-rá[to] have something to attend to; be tied up or ติดธุระติดธุระdtìt tú-rá[to] be tied up (with [sth]); have other commitments to indicate being occupied with some matter
Examples
วันนี้wan néeวันนี้wan née1today (time of speech)2today; this day3nowadays; these days (informal)ฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me (1st person pronoun)2[to] eat (polite/old-fashioned)มีธุระmee tú-ráมีธุระmee tú-rá[to] have something to attend to; be tied upขอkŏrขอkŏr1[to] request; ask for [sth]2[to] beg; plead3[to] wish for; pray for4polite request markerไม่mâiไม่mâi1not (negator)2no (reply)ไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3(aspect) continuation into the future4gone; past (serial verb use)นะnáนะná1[!] persuasive/confirming particle2[!] softener; friendly particle3[!] attention-getter (initial position)
I have something to take care of today, so I won’t go.
3NounB1
personal affair; private matter
a matter concerning someone personally, often implying privacy or sensitivity
Examples
ขอkŏrขอkŏr1[to] request; ask for [sth]2[to] beg; plead3[to] wish for; pray for4polite request markerไม่mâiไม่mâi1not (negator)2no (reply)ตอบคำถามdtòp kam tăamตอบคำถามdtòp kam tăam1[to] answer [a question]2[to] take questions; field questionsนี้néeนี้née1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)นะnáนะná1[!] persuasive/confirming particle2[!] softener; friendly particle3[!] attention-getter (initial position)ครับkrápครับkráp1polite particle (male speaker)2acknowledgment/response particleเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4[to] be + set expressionsเรื่องส่วนตัวrêuuang sùuan dtuuaเรื่องส่วนตัวrêuuang sùuan dtuua1personal matter; private affair2personal business (non-work issue)และláeและláeand (coordinating)เป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4[to] be + set expressionsธุระtú-ráธุระtú-rá1errand; business; matter to attend to2personal affair; private matter3be busy (มีธุระ; ติดธุระ)ของkŏngของkŏng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsผมpŏmผมpŏm1I; me (male speaker, polite)2hair (on the head)เองayngเองayng1oneself; personally; by oneself2exactly that/itself3emphatic particle (self/only)
I’d rather not answer this question; it’s personal and my own business.
Related Words
Similar Meaning
กิจธุระgìt tú-ráกิจธุระgìt tú-ráerrand; personal business; task
errand; personal business; task
กิจgìtกิจgìt1duty; task (formal)2affairs; activities; matters (often in compounds)
- duty; task (formal)
- affairs; activities; matters (often in compounds)
การgaanการgaan1nominalizer2act; action; process3affair; matter
- nominalizer
- act; action; process
- affair; matter
ธุรกิจtú-rá-gìtธุรกิจtú-rá-gìt1business (commercial activity)2business (company; enterprise)3business affairs; work matters
- business (commercial activity)
- business (company; enterprise)
- business affairs; work matters
ภารกิจpaa-rá-gìtภารกิจpaa-rá-gìt1operation (official/organizational)2mission; task; assignment
- operation (official/organizational)
- mission; task; assignment