หางาน
hǎa-ngaanMeaning
1VerbA2
[to] look for a job; seek employment
to search for employment or try to find a job
Examples
ฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)กำลังหาgam-lang hăaกำลังหาgam-lang hăa[to] be looking for; be searching for; be trying to findงานngaanงานngaan1work; job; employment2task; assignment; duty3event; fair; function4work (product); creation5unit (classifier) for events6work (physics)ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)กรุงเทพฯgrung-têpกรุงเทพฯgrung-têpBangkok (capital of Thailand)
I am looking for a job in Bangkok.
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เมื่อmʉ̂ʉaปีที่แล้วbpii-tîi-lɛ́ɛoเขาkǎoหางานhǎa-ngaanอยู่yùuหลายlǎaiเดือนdʉʉanก่อนจะgɔ̀ɔn-jàได้dâaiงานngaanแรกrɛ̂ɛk
Last year he searched for a job for many months before getting his first job.
พรุ่งนี้prûng-níiฉันchǎnจะjàไปbpaiงานแฟร์ngaan-fɛɛเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaหางานhǎa-ngaanและlɛ́ยื่นyʉ̂ʉnเรซูเม่ree-suu-mêe
Tomorrow I will go to a fair to look for a job and submit my resume.
ช่วงนี้chûuang-níiฉันchǎnหางานhǎa-ngaanผ่านpàanเว็บไซต์wép-sáiสมัครsà-màkหลายlǎaiที่tîiและlɛ́เตรียมตัวdtriiam-dtuuaสัมภาษณ์sǎm-pâatทุกtúkสัปดาห์sàp-daa
Lately I’ve been job hunting through websites, applying to many places, and preparing for interviews every week.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classHigh class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableA long vowel with no final consonant, so it is live.
High class consonants
ขฃฉฐถผฝศษสห
Result
Rising tone
hǎa
Dips low first, then rises clearly.
High class + No tone mark + Live syllable → Rising
Tone chart
Every class and spelling pattern, with this syllable outlined.
| Mid class | High class | Low class | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No mark + live | Mid | Rising | Mid |
| No mark + dead short | Low | Low | High |
| No mark + dead long | Low | Low | Falling |
| Mai ek | Low | Low | Falling |
| Mai tho | Falling | Falling | High |
| Mai tri | High | — | — |
| Mai chattawa | Rising | — | — |
Word Breakdown
หาhǎaหาhǎa1[to] look for; search for2[to] find (after searching)3huh?; what? (informal)4[to] get; procure5[to] earn (money); make a living6[to] visit; go see7[to] seek out; contact[to] look for; search forPart 1
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งานngaanงานngaan1work; job; employment2task; assignment; duty3event; fair; function4work (product); creation5unit (classifier) for events6work (physics)work; job; employmentPart 2
หางานhǎa-ngaanหางานhǎa-ngaan[to] look for a job; seek employment[to] look for a job; seek employmentWord