ภาครัฐ(pâak rát)
Meanings
1NounB2
government sector; public sector; the state
the part of society or economy run by government agencies and institutions, as opposed to the private sector
Examples
โครงการkrohng gaanโครงการkrohng gaan1project; scheme2plan; proposalนี้néeนี้née1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)เป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4[to] be + set expressionsความร่วมมือkwaam rûuam meuuความร่วมมือkwaam rûuam meuu1cooperation; collaboration2formal collaboration; organized cooperationระหว่างrá-wàangระหว่างrá-wàang1between; among2during3interval; in-between timeภาครัฐpâak rátภาครัฐpâak rát1government sector; public sector; the state2state-run; government- (attributive)และláeและláeand (coordinating)ภาคเอกชนpâak èk-gà-chonภาคเอกชนpâak èk-gà-chonprivate sector; non-government sector
This project is a collaboration between the public sector and the private sector.
2AdjectiveB2
state-run; government- (attributive)
used attributively to describe something belonging to or operated by the government (e.g., โรงพยาบาลภาครัฐ ‘state hospital’)
Examples
พ่อpôrพ่อpôr1father; dad2sir; mister (rural/archaic)3prefix: father of; master ofของฉันkŏng chănของฉันkŏng chănmy; mineทำงานtam ngaanทำงานtam ngaan1[to] work; do one's job; be on duty2[to] function; operateในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of (formal/official)หน่วยงานภาครัฐnùuai ngaan pâak rátหน่วยงานภาครัฐnùuai ngaan pâak rátgovernment agency; public‑sector body; state agencyมานานmaa naanมานานmaa naanfor a long time (up to now)กว่าgwàaกว่าgwàa1than (comparative marker)2more than; over3by (margin of difference)20ปีbpeeปีbpee1year2years old3zodiac year; animal yearแล้วláeoแล้วláeo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already (preverbal perfective)4and; and then (linking clauses)5already (sentence-final)
My father has been working in a public sector agency for over 20 years.
Related Words
Word Breakdown
ภาคpâakภาคpâak1region; area2part; section; division3sector (economic/societal)4act; chapter (formal)Part 1
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ภาครัฐpâak rátภาครัฐpâak rátgovernment sector; public sector; the state