เฮ็ดงาน
hét-ngaanMeaning
1VerbA2
[to] work; [to] do one’s job (Isan/Lao)
to work; to do one’s job or tasks (Isan/NE Thai and Lao; colloquial/dialectal).
Examples
พ่อpɔ̂ɔพ่อpɔ̂ɔ1father; dad2sir; mister (rural/archaic)3prefix: male person; leader; father figureไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already past5too; excessivelyเฮ็ดงานhét-ngaanเฮ็ดงานhét-ngaan[to] work; [to] do one’s job (Isan/Lao)
Dad went to work.
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Today I have to work until late at night.
After school finishes, I will go to work at the restaurant.
เขาkǎoต้องdtɔ̂ngเฮ็ดงานhét-ngaanหนักnàkเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaเก็บเงินgèp-ngənส่งไปsòng-bpaiให้hâiครอบครัวkrɔ̂ɔp-kruuaที่tîiต่างจังหวัดdtàang-jang-wàt
He has to work hard to save money to send to his family in the province.
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 classLow class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableShort vowelEnds in -ด, a stop, so it is dead.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
High tone
hét
Starts high and keeps climbing.
Low class + No tone mark + Dead syllable · Short vowel → High
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
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งานngaanงานngaan1work; job; employment2task; assignment; duty3event; fair; function4work (product); creation5unit (classifier) for events6work (physics)7ngan (land unit: 400 m², a quarter of a rai)work; job; employmentPart 2
เฮ็ดงานhét-ngaanเฮ็ดงานhét-ngaan[to] work; [to] do one’s job (Isan/Lao)[to] work; [to] do one’s job (Isan/Lao)Word