ว่างงาน(wâang ngaan)

Meanings

1VerbB1

[to] be unemployed; jobless

to be without a job; unemployed or jobless.

Examples

เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillว่างงานwâang ngaanว่างงานwâang ngaan1[to] be unemployed; jobless2unemployed; joblessมาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2come to (result/state)3past/as of now aspect markerเกือบgèuapเกือบgèuap1almost; nearly2almost all; nearly allปีbpeeปีbpee1year2years old3zodiac year; animal yearแล้วláeoแล้วláeo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already (preverbal perfective)4and; and then (linking clauses)5already (sentence-final)
He has been unemployed for almost a year.
2AdjectiveB1

unemployed; jobless

without a job; not currently employed.

Examples

ตอนนี้dton néeตอนนี้dton née1now; at the moment2this time/this moment (time noun)พี่ชายpêe chaaiพี่ชายpêe chaaiolder brother; elder male siblingของฉันkŏng chănของฉันkŏng chănmy; mineว่างงานwâang ngaanว่างงานwâang ngaan1[to] be unemployed; jobless2unemployed; joblessอยู่yòoอยู่yòo1to be (located); be at2progressive/continuative marker3[to] live; reside; stay4to exist; remain
My older brother is currently unemployed.

Related Words

Word Breakdown

ว่างwâangว่างwâang1free; not busy2empty; vacant3leisure time; free time4[to] be idle; be unoccupiedPart 1
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งานngaanงานngaan1work; job; employment2task; assignment; duty3event; fair; function4work (product); creation5joule (physics unit)6unit (classifier) for eventsPart 2
ว่างงานwâang ngaanว่างงานwâang ngaan[to] be unemployed; jobless