รับงาน
ráp-ngaanMeanings
1VerbA2
[to] accept work; [to] take a job
to accept a job, task, or commission; to take on freelance work
Examples
วันนี้wan néeวันนี้wan née1today (time of speech)2today; this day3nowadays; at presentฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)เหนื่อยมากnèuua-i mâakเหนื่อยมากnèuua-i mâakvery tired; exhaustedเลยloieเลยloie1at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)2so; thus; then (immediate result)3completely; absolutely (emphasis)4[to] pass; go beyond; exceedไม่mâiไม่mâi1not (negator)2no (reply)รับงานráp ngaanรับงานráp ngaan1[to] accept work; [to] take a job2[to] engage in sex workเพิ่มpêrmเพิ่มpêrm1[to] increase; add2additional; more3more; extraแล้วláeoแล้วláeo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already; completed-action marker4and; and then (linking clauses)
I am very tired today, so I'm not accepting any more work.
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ช่วงนี้chûuang-níiเขาkǎoรับงานráp-ngaanถ่ายรูปtàai-rûupบ่อยbɔ̀iมากmâakเพราะprɔ́อยากได้yàak-dâaiเงินngənไปเที่ยวbpai-tîiao
Lately, he takes on photography jobs very often because he wants money to travel.
ฉันchǎnรับงานráp-ngaanแปลภาษาbplɛɛ-paa-sǎaเป็นbpenรายได้เสริมraai-dâai-sə̌əmหลังเลิกงานlǎng-lə̂ək-ngaanประจำbprà-jam
I take translation jobs as extra income after my regular work.
ถ้าtâaคุณkunจะjàรับงานráp-ngaanนี้níiคุณkunต้องdtɔ̂ngมั่นใจmân-jaiว่าwâaจะjàส่งงานsòng-ngaanให้hâiลูกค้าlûuk-káaได้dâaiตรงเวลาdtrong-wee-laa
If you are going to take this job, you must be confident that you can deliver the work to the client on time.
2VerbB2
[to] engage in sex work
to engage in sex work; to work as an escort or prostitute (used as a common euphemism)
Examples
มีmiiมีmii1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoข่าวลือkàao-lʉʉข่าวลือkàao-lʉʉrumor; hearsayว่าwâaว่าwâa1[to] say; tell2that (clause marker)3[to] think; consider; deem4[to] scold; reproach; criticizeดาราdaa-raaดาราdaa-raa1celebrity; star (entertainment)2star (astronomy) [formal/lit.]คนkonคนkon1person; human2classifier: people3[to] stir; mix by stirringนั้นnánนั้นnán1that (distal demonstrative)2that one; that thing3(topic-marking or emphatic particle)แอบɛ̀ɛpแอบɛ̀ɛp1[to] do [sth] secretly; [to] conceal (one’s actions)2[to] hide; stay out of sight3secretly; on the slyรับงานráp-ngaanรับงานráp-ngaan1[to] accept work; [to] take a job2[to] engage in sex workเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaเพื่อpʉ̂ʉa1for; in order to2for the sake of; on behalf ofหาเงินhǎa-ngənหาเงินhǎa-ngən[to] earn money; [to] make moneyมาใช้maa-cháiมาใช้maa-chái[to] come (and) use [sth]หนี้nîiหนี้nîidebt; liabilityพนันpá-nanพนันpá-nan1[to] bet; gamble; wager [on sth]2betting; gambling; wager
There is a rumor that the celebrity secretly took on escort work to find money to pay off gambling debts.
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เธอtəəตัดสินใจdtàt-sǐn-jaiเลิกlə̂əkรับงานráp-ngaanและlɛ́หันไปhǎn-bpaiเปิดbpə̀ətร้านráanขายkǎaiเสื้อผ้าsʉ̂ʉa-pâaของตัวเองkɔ̌ɔng-dtuua-eeng
She decided to quit sex work and turned to opening her own clothing store.
ในnaiโซเชียลมีเดียsoo-chiian-mii-diiaมีmiiกลุ่มglùmลับlápสำหรับsǎm-ràpคนkonที่tîiรับงานráp-ngaanโดยเฉพาะdooi-chà-pɔ́
On social media, there are secret groups specifically for people who do escort work.
การgaanแบล็กเมล์bláek mayผู้หญิงpôo yĭngที่têeรับงานráp ngaanเป็นbpenอาชญากรรมàat-chá-yaa-gamที่têeพบpópได้dâiบ่อยbòiแต่dtàeไม่ค่อยmâi kôiมีใครmee kraiกล้าglâaไปbpaiแจ้งความjâeng kwaam
Blackmailing women who engage in sex work is a common crime, but rarely does anyone dare to report it to the police.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
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How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableShort vowelEnds in -บ, a stop, so it is dead.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
High tone
ráp
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 | — | — |
Word Breakdown
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งานngaanงานngaan1work; job; employment2task; assignment; duty3event; fair; function4work (product); creation5unit (classifier) for events6work (physics)work; job; employmentPart 2
รับงานráp-ngaanรับงานráp-ngaan[to] accept work; [to] take a job[to] accept work; [to] take a jobWord