รับจ้าง
ráp jâang
Meanings
1NounB1
[to] work for hire; hire out one’s services
to accept work in exchange for pay; to undertake a job as a hired worker or contractor.
Examples
ปิดเทอมbpìt termปิดเทอมbpìt term1school break; vacation2[to be] on break; between termsนี้néeนี้née1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)ฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me (1st person pronoun)2[to] eat (polite/old-fashioned)จะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3then; would (result in conditionals)ไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3(aspect) continuation into the future4gone; past (serial verb use)รับจ้างráp jâangรับจ้างráp jâang1[to] work for hire; hire out one’s services2for hire; hired-out (service/vehicle)เสิร์ฟsèrpเสิร์ฟsèrp1[to] serve (sports)2[to] serve (food/drinks)อาหารaa-hăanอาหารaa-hăan1food; nourishment2dish; meal3diet; what one eats
This school break, I'm going to take a job as a waiter.
2NounB1
for hire; hired-out (service/vehicle)
available to be hired for a fee; used of drivers, vehicles, workers, or services.
Examples
เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillเรียกrîakเรียกrîak1[to] call out; summon; hail2[to] ask for; charge; demand3[to] recruit; enlist4[to] call [sb/sth] (by name); nameมอเตอร์ไซค์รับจ้างmaw-dtêr-sai ráp-jâangมอเตอร์ไซค์รับจ้างmaw-dtêr-sai ráp-jâangmotorcycle taxiไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3(aspect) continuation into the future4gone; past (serial verb use)ตลาดdtà-làatตลาดdtà-làat1popular; mainstream (colloq.)2market; marketplace3market (economic demand/sector)
He called a motorcycle taxi (a motorcycle for hire) to go to the market.
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รับจ้างráp jâangรับจ้างráp jâang[to] work for hire; hire out one’s services