ราชการ
râat-chá-gaan
Meanings
1NounB1
government service; civil service
Work or service for the state as an official duty; the bureaucracy or public sector.
Examples
พี่ชายpêe chaaiพี่ชายpêe chaaiolder brother; elder male siblingทำงานราชการtam ngaan râat-chá-gaanทำงานราชการtam ngaan râat-chá-gaan[to] work for the governmentอยู่ที่yòo têeอยู่ที่yòo têe1[to] be at; be located at2[to] depend on; be up to3[to] be at (a level/amount)กระทรวงสาธารณสุขgrà-suuang săa-taa-rá-ná-sùkกระทรวงสาธารณสุขgrà-suuang săa-taa-rá-ná-sùkMinistry of Public Health (Thailand)
My older brother works in the civil service at the Ministry of Public Health.
2NounB1
official business (of the state)
Matters related to government duties, procedures, or administration.
Examples
พรุ่งนี้prûng-néeพรุ่งนี้prûng-née1tomorrow (the day after today)2tomorrow; on the day after todayฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me (1st person pronoun)2[to] eat (polite/old-fashioned)ต้องdtôngต้องdtông1must; have to2should; likely to; bound to3correct; rightไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3(aspect) continuation into the future4gone; past (serial verb use)ทำเรื่องtam rêuuangทำเรื่องtam rêuuang1[to] handle official business2[to] cause trouble; [to] make a fussราชการrâat-chá-gaanราชการrâat-chá-gaan1government service; civil service2official business (of the state)3official; governmentalที่têeที่têe1place; spot; seat; space2that/which/who (relative marker)3at; in; to (before place/recipient)4when; the time that (time marker)5ordinal/degree marker6classifier: place/seat/slotอำเภอam-perอำเภอam-per1district (administrative unit)2district office / district town (metonymy)
Tomorrow I have to handle government-related paperwork at the district office.
3NounB2
official; governmental
Relating to government or state duties (e.g., หนังสือราชการหนังสือราชการnăng-sĕu râat-chá-gaanofficial document; government letter = official document).
Examples
พรุ่งนี้prûng-néeพรุ่งนี้prûng-née1tomorrow (the day after today)2tomorrow; on the day after todayผมpŏmผมpŏm1I; me (male speaker, polite)2hair (on the head)ต้องdtôngต้องdtông1must; have to2should; likely to; bound to3correct; rightไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3(aspect) continuation into the future4gone; past (serial verb use)ยื่นเอกสารyêun èk-gà-săanยื่นเอกสารyêun èk-gà-săan[to] submit documentsราชการrâat-chá-gaanราชการrâat-chá-gaan1government service; civil service2official business (of the state)3official; governmentalที่têeที่têe1place; spot; seat; space2that/which/who (relative marker)3at; in; to (before place/recipient)4when; the time that (time marker)5ordinal/degree marker6classifier: place/seat/slotอำเภอam-perอำเภอam-per1district (administrative unit)2district office / district town (metonymy)
Tomorrow I have to submit official documents at the district office.
Related Words
Similar Meaning
งานหลวงngaan lŭuangงานหลวงngaan lŭuanggovernment work; public service
government work; public service
ทางการtaang gaanทางการtaang gaan1official; formal2the authorities; the government3officially; formally
- official; formal
- the authorities; the government
- officially; formally
กิจการของรัฐgìt-jà-gaan kŏng rátกิจการของรัฐgìt-jà-gaan kŏng rátstate affairs; government operations
state affairs; government operations
ทางบ้านเมืองtaang bâan meuuangทางบ้านเมืองtaang bâan meuuangpublic affairs; state matters
public affairs; state matters
Word Breakdown
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ราชการrâat-chá-gaanราชการrâat-chá-gaangovernment service; civil service