ว่าราชการ

wâa râat-chá-gaan

Meanings

1NounB2

[to] conduct official duties; administer state affairs

to carry out official governmental duties; to administer or manage public/state affairs (often used of officials acting in an official capacity)

Examples

ผู้ว่าฯpôo wâaผู้ว่าฯpôo wâa1governor (abbr.)2Governor (title)ลงพื้นที่long péun-têeลงพื้นที่long péun-têe1[to] go to the field/site2[to] conduct a field visitว่าราชการwâa râat-chá-gaanว่าราชการwâa râat-chá-gaan1[to] conduct official duties; administer state affairs2official duty; official business (noun use)ที่têeที่têe1place; 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)เพื่อpêuuaเพื่อpêuua1for; in order to2for the sake of; on behalf ofแก้ปัญหาgâe bpan-hăaแก้ปัญหาgâe bpan-hăa1[to] solve; fix; resolve a problem2[to] address/mitigate; [to] troubleshootน้ำประปาnám bprà-bpaaน้ำประปาnám bprà-bpaatap water; piped water; mains waterขัดข้องkàt kâwngขัดข้องkàt kâwng1malfunction; be out of order2be hindered; face obstacles3difficulty; complication
The provincial governor went to the district to carry out official duties to fix the water supply issue.
2NounB2

official duty; official business (noun use)

official governmental duty or business; matters of state handled in an official capacity (e.g., ไปว่าราชการ ‘to go on official duty’)

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)ต่างจังหวัดdtàang jang-wàtต่างจังหวัดdtàang jang-wàt1provincial; out-of-town2upcountry; outside the capitalเพื่อว่าpʉ̂ʉa wâaเพื่อว่าpʉ̂ʉa wâaso that; in order thatราชการrâat-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/slotศาลากลางจังหวัดsăa-laa glaang jang-wàtศาลากลางจังหวัดsăa-laa glaang jang-wàtprovincial hall; provincial government complex
Tomorrow I have to go upcountry to handle official governmental duty at the provincial hall.

Related Words

Word Breakdown

ว่าwâaว่าwâa1[to] say; tell; say that2[to] think; consider; deem3that (clause marker)4about; regarding5[to] scold; reproach; criticizePart 1
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ราชการrâat-chá-gaanราชการrâat-chá-gaan1government service; civil service2official business (of the state)3official; governmentalPart 2
ว่าราชการwâa râat-chá-gaanว่าราชการwâa râat-chá-gaan[to] conduct official duties; administer state affairs