เล่นงาน

lên ngaan

Meanings

1NounB2

[to] attack; go after; give a hard time

To attack, pick on, or make things difficult for someone; to go after someone aggressively (physically or verbally).

Examples

เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillถูกtòokถูกtòok1cheap; inexpensive2correct; right3proper; morally right4to be correct/right5[to] be affected; suffer (often adverse)6by (passive marker)หัวหน้าhŭua nâaหัวหน้าhŭua nâa1boss; supervisor2leader; chiefเล่นงานlên ngaanเล่นงานlên ngaan1[to] attack; go after; give a hard time2[to] hit hard; take a toll on; afflict3[to] deal with decisively; take action againstอย่างหนักyàang nàkอย่างหนักyàang nàkheavily; severely; seriously; intenselyเรื่องrêuuangเรื่องrêuuang1matter; issue; subject2story; tale3about; regarding (as a topic marker)4classifier for stories/films/casesที่มาtêe maaที่มาtêe maa1background; provenance; etymology2source; reference (citation)3origin; sourceสายsăaiสายsăai1line; wire; cable2route; line (transport/communication)3late (in the day); running late4strand; string; thread (long thin piece)5lineage; affiliation; branch6classifier for long, flexible things (wires, ropes, necklaces)7morning (late morning period)เมื่อเช้านี้mêuua cháao néeเมื่อเช้านี้mêuua cháao néethis morning (earlier today)
His boss came down hard on him for being late this morning.
2NounB2

[to] hit hard; take a toll on; afflict

To affect someone or something badly or severely (e.g., illness, weather, stress, or problems take a toll).

Examples

เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillโดนdohnโดนdohn1[to] get; be subjected to (passive, often negative)2[to] be hit; be struck; be affected3[to] hit the mark; be spot on (slang/colloq.)ไข้หวัดใหญ่kâi wàt yàiไข้หวัดใหญ่kâi wàt yàiinfluenza; fluเล่นงานlên ngaanเล่นงานlên ngaan1[to] attack; go after; give a hard time2[to] hit hard; take a toll on; afflict3[to] deal with decisively; take action againstจนjonจนjon1poor2until; up to3so ... that; to the point ofต้องdtôngต้องdtông1must; have to2should; likely to; bound to3correct; rightนอนซมnon somนอนซมnon som[to] be bedridden [due to illness]อยู่yòoอยู่yòo1to be (located); be at2progressive/continuative marker3[to] live; reside; stay4to exist; remainหลายlăaiหลายlăai1many; several2many; numerous (as a pronoun)วันwanวันwan1day2daytime; daylight3classifier: days
The flu really took a toll on him, leaving him bedridden for several days.
3NounC1

[to] deal with decisively; take action against

To tackle or handle something/someone firmly or decisively (often implying punitive or corrective action).

Examples

ผู้จัดการpôo jàt gaanผู้จัดการpôo jàt gaan1manager; administrator2personal manager; handlerจะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3then; would (result in conditionals)เล่นงานlên ngaanเล่นงานlên ngaan1[to] attack; go after; give a hard time2[to] hit hard; take a toll on; afflict3[to] deal with decisively; take action againstพนักงานpá-nák-ngaanพนักงานpá-nák-ngaan1employee; staff member; worker2attendant; clerk (service role)ที่มาtêe maaที่มาtêe maa1background; provenance; etymology2source; reference (citation)3origin; sourceสายsăaiสายsăai1line; wire; cable2route; line (transport/communication)3late (in the day); running late4strand; string; thread (long thin piece)5lineage; affiliation; branch6classifier for long, flexible things (wires, ropes, necklaces)7morning (late morning period)เป็นประจำbpen bprà-jamเป็นประจำbpen bprà-jamregularly; habitually; routinely
The manager is going to deal firmly with the employees who are habitually late.

Related Words

Word Breakdown

เล่นlênเล่นlên1[to] act; perform (role)2casually; for fun (manner marker)3[to] tease; kid; mess with4[to] use; operate; take up (colloquial extension)5seriously; to a great degree (intensifier, often negative)6[to] play; have fun7[to] play (game/sport/instrument)Part 1
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งานngaanงานngaan1work; job; employment2task; assignment; duty3event; fair; function4work (product); creation5joule (physics unit)6unit (classifier) for eventsPart 2
เล่นงานlên ngaanเล่นงานlên ngaan[to] attack; go after; give a hard time