ผู้แทน

pôo taen

Meanings

1NounB1

representative; delegate; agent; proxy

a person who represents or acts on behalf of someone else or an organization, such as a delegate, agent, or proxy

Examples

เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4[to] be + set expressionsผู้แทนpôo taenผู้แทนpôo taen1representative; delegate; agent; proxy2member of parliament (MP)ฝ่ายขายfàai kăaiฝ่ายขายfàai kăai1sales department/division2sales team/staffของkŏngของkŏng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsบริษัทbò-rí-sàtบริษัทbò-rí-sàtcompany; firm; corporation
He is the company's sales representative.
2NounB2

member of parliament (MP)

an elected representative, especially a member of the House of Representatives; commonly used colloquially to mean MP

Examples

ผู้แทนpôo taenผู้แทนpôo taen1representative; delegate; agent; proxy2member of parliament (MP)ในพื้นที่nai péun-têeในพื้นที่nai péun-têein the area; on-siteของฉันkŏng chănของฉันkŏng chănmy; mineลงมาlong maaลงมาlong maa1[to] come down; descend2down toward the speaker (directional complement)3[to] decrease; come down (to a level)4up to; [number] and underเยี่ยมyîiamเยี่ยมyîiam1excellent; great2[to] visit3great!; awesome!ชาวบ้านchaao bâanชาวบ้านchaao bâan1villagers; locals; rural residents2ordinary people; laypeople; the public3folksy; colloquial; plain (as a modifier)เพื่อpêuuaเพื่อpêuua1for; in order to2for the sake of; on behalf ofรับฟังráp fangรับฟังráp fang1[to] listen (attentively); hear out2[to] take into accountปัญหาbpan-hăaปัญหาbpan-hăa1problem; issue2question (for discussion)
My local representative came to visit the villagers to listen to their problems.