ลางาน(laa ngaan)
Meanings
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[to] take leave from work; take time off
to be absent from work with permission (e.g., sick leave, personal leave, annual leave); often said as ขอลางานขอลางานkŏr laa ngaan[to] ask for leave from work when requesting it (not resignation)
Examples
วันนี้wan néeวันนี้wan née1today (time of speech)2today; this day3nowadays; these days (informal)ฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me (1st person pronoun)2[to] eat (polite/old-fashioned)ไม่สบายmâi sà-baaiไม่สบายmâi sà-baai1unwell; ill; sick2[to] be unwell; feel illฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me (1st person pronoun)2[to] eat (polite/old-fashioned)เลยloieเลยloie1so; thus; then (immediate result)2completely; absolutely (emphasis)3past; beyond; exceed4at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)ลางานlaa ngaanลางานlaa ngaan[to] take leave from work; take time off
Today I'm not feeling well, so I took a day off from work.
Related Words
Similar Meaning
ลาพักงานlaa pák ngaanลาพักงานlaa pák ngaan[to] take leave from work
[to] take leave from work
หยุดงานyùt ngaanหยุดงานyùt ngaan1[to] be off work; [to] take a day off2[to] go on strike
- [to] be off work; [to] take a day off
- [to] go on strike
ออฟòpออฟòp1off; switched off2[to] take time off; be off work (slang/loanword)3day off; time off (slang/loanword)
- off; switched off
- [to] take time off; be off work (slang/loanword)
- day off; time off (slang/loanword)
Word Breakdown
ลาlaaลาlaa1donkey2[to] say goodbye; take one’s leave3leave (from work/school)4[to] request leavePart 1
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ลางานlaa ngaanลางานlaa ngaan[to] take leave from work; take time off