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·Ó§Ò¹

thamM ngaanM
pronunciation guide
Phonemic Thai·Ó-§Ò¹
IPAtʰam ŋaːn
Royal Thai General Systemtham ngan

1.   [verb]
definition
to work

categories
components·Ó thamMto do; perform; cause; effect; make; produce; or implement
§Ò¹ ngaanMwork; job; duty; business; function
examples¡ÅØèÁ¤¹·Ó§Ò¹gloomL khohnM thamM ngaanMwork crew
·Ó§Ò¹¤ÃÖè§ÇѹthamM ngaanM khreungF wanMto work half-time
¡Ò÷ӧҹ¤ÃÖè§ÇѹgaanM thamM ngaanM khreungF wanMa half-time job
·Ó§Ò¹ªèÒ§äÁéthamM ngaanM changF maaiHto work with wood; do woodworking
¡Ò÷ӧҹªèÒ§äÁégaanM thamM ngaanM changF maaiHwoodworking
·Ó§Ò¹ÊèǹµÑÇthamM ngaanM suaanL dtuaaMself-employment; [is] self-employed
·Ó§Ò¹ËÒà§Ô¹thamM ngaanM haaR ngernMto work for money; to earn money
ÊÔè§·Õè·Ó§Ò¹ä´éâ´ÂÍÒÈÑÂä¿¿éÒ
singL theeF thamM ngaanM daiF dooyM aaM saiR faiM faaH
[Thai description of any electric device]
sample
sentences
¡ÅØèÁ¤¹§Ò¹ã¹âçÊÕ ¡ÓÅѧ·Ó§Ò¹¡Ñ¹ÍÂèÒ§ÍÔ´âÃÂ
gloomL khohnM ngaanM naiM rohngM seeR gamM langM thamM ngaanM ganM yaangL itL rooyM
"A group of workers are toiling away wearily in the mill."
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khaL naL theeF ratH thaL baanM bpaL dtiL watH thaH haanR khaawngR thaiM gamM langM bpenM thooH raH saangF ngeuuanF khaiR haiF phakH chaH naH leuuakF dtangF haiF daiF ratH thaL baanM angM gritL gaawF bpenM thooH raH thamM ngaanM guuhrF ngeeF ngaoF phaawM ganM
"While the Thai revolutionary military government was busy setting conditions for a party to be able to win an election, the British government was busily involved in some very embarrassing and stupid activity of its own."
à¢Ò¡ÓÅѧ·Ó§Ò¹ÍÂÙè·ÕèºéÒ¹¤ÃѺ
khaoR gamM langM thamM ngaanM yuuL theeF baanF khrapH
[spoken by a male] "He is working at home."
à¢Ò·Ó§Ò¹ä´éà§Ô¹äÁèÁÒ¡
khaoR thamM ngaanM daiF ngernM maiF maakF
"He is not making much money."
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khaoR thamM ngaanM theeF daiF rapH maawpF maayR yaangL deeM maiF meeM uuF ngaanM meuuanR pheuuanF baangM khohnM
"He performs the duties which have been assigned to him very well; he does not linger or dawdle like some of his friends do."
à¢Ò·Ó§Ò¹ÍÂÙè´Õ æ ¡çâ´¹äÁ鵡ãÊèËÑÇ
khaoR thamM ngaanM yuuL deeM deeM gaawF dohnM maaiH dtohkL saiL huaaR
"He was working along when, unexpectedly and without warning, a log fell on his head."
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khohnM suaanR thamM ngaanM maiF deeM khaoR jeungM thuukL laiF aawkL bpaiM laaeoH
"The gardener did his work badly so he has been discharged."
¶éÒ·Ó§Ò¹ÁÒ¡¡ÇèÒ·Õè¨Óà»ç¹ÁÑ¡¨Ð¶Ù¡ÍÔ¨©ÒÃÔÉÂÒãÊèÃéÒ»éÒÂÊÕ
thaaF thamM ngaanM maakF gwaaL theeF jamM bpenM makH jaL thuukL itL chaaR ritH saL yaaR saiL raayH bpaayF seeR
"If you work more than is necessary, you will become the object of envy and slander."
·ËÒ÷ӧҹ¶ÇÒÂà¾×èÍà»ç¹¡ÒÃà·Ô´¾ÃÐà¡ÕÂõԵÅÍ´ä» ¾ÃÐͧ¤ì·èÒ¹ÁÕ¾ÃÐÁËÒ¡ÃØ³Ò¸Ô¤Ø³µèÍ·ËÒÃÁÒ¡
thaH haanR thamM ngaanM thaL waayR pheuuaF bpenM gaanM theertF phraH giiatL dtaL laawtL bpaiM phraH ohng[k]M thanF meeM phraH maH haaR grooL naaM thiH khoonM dtaawL thaH haanR maakF
"The military does its duty in order to honor His Majesty (The King) who (in turn) casts His royal grace over (the members of) the military."
·Ó§Ò¹µÑÇà»ç¹à¡ÅÕÂÇ
thamM ngaanM dtuaaM bpenM gliaaoM
"To work one's tail off."
·Ó§Ò¹ËÒÁÃØè§ËÒÁ¤èÓ
thamM ngaanM haamR roongF haamR khamF
"To burn the midnight oil."
ä»à»ç¹ÅÙ¡¨éÒ§à¢Ò·Ó§Ò¹ä´éäÁèäÃ䢡êÍ¡àÊÕÂáÅéÇËÃ×Í
bpaiM bpenM luukF jaangF khaoR thamM ngaanM daiF maiF raiM khaiR gaawkH siiaR laaeoH reuuR
"You have been working for him for only a little while and you're going to quit already?"
ÀÒÉÒÍѧ¡Äɩѹ¡ÃдԡËÙàÊÕ·Õèä˹ ¶Ö§¨ÐãËéä»·Ó§Ò¹ºéÒ¹½ÃÑè§
phaaM saaR angM gritL chanR graL dikL huuR siiaR theeF naiR theungR jaL haiF bpaiM thamM ngaanM baanF faL rangL
"How am I going to learn to understand English so that I can go to work in a foreign household?"
2. ¡Ò÷ӧҹ  gaanM thamM ngaanM  [noun]
definition
[noun] working; action

components¡ÒÃgaanM[placed before a verb or noun to create a noun which indicates a general activity, process, or state] the process of..., the activity of..., an enactment of..., the state of... [see notes]
·Ó thamMto do; perform; cause; effect; make; produce; or implement
§Ò¹ ngaanMwork; job; duty; business; function
example
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gohnM gaiM gaanM khuaapF khoomM maehM thaaeM baawM liH seumM laeH gaanM thamM ngaanM khaawngR haaw[r]M mohnM phaayM naiM dtaiM
[medical term] regulation of metabolism and hormone action in the kidney
3.   [noun]
definition
[noun] work

components·Ó thamMto do; perform; cause; effect; make; produce; or implement
§Ò¹ ngaanMwork; job; duty; business; function
examples¡ÅѺ价ӧҹglapL bpaiM thamM ngaanMgo to work
à¢éÒ·Ó§Ò¹khaoF thamM ngaanMto start a job; to commence working (for)
sample
sentences
ªÒǺéÒ¹à¡Ô´áçºÑ¹´ÒÅã¨ã¹¡Ò÷ӧҹ¢Í§ªéÒ§ ¨Ö§¹ÓàÍÒªéÒ§ã¹ÍÒ¡Ñ»¡ÔÃÔÂÒµèÒ§ æ ÁÒà»ç¹à¹×éÍËÒÊÓËÃѺá¡ÐÊÅÑ¡äÁé
chaaoM baanF geertL raaengM banM daanM jaiM naiM gaanM thamM ngaanM khaawngR chaangH jeungM namM aoM chaangH naiM aaM gapL giL riH yaaM dtaangL dtaangL maaM bpenM neuuaH haaR samR rapL gaeL saL lakL maaiH
"Villagers gain inspiration from the work-ethic of elephants; they thus use various elephant behaviors and poses to make wood carvings."
¶Ö§áÁéÇèÒáÁèµéͧ·Ó§Ò¹»Ò¡¡Ñ´µÕ¹¶Õº áÁè¡çµéͧÊè§àÊÕÂãËéÅÙ¡àÃÕ¹¨¹¨ºãËéä´é
theungR maaeH waaF maaeF dtaawngF thamM ngaanM bpaakL gatL dteenM theepL maaeF gaawF dtaawngF sohngL siiaR haiF luukF riianM johnM johpL haiF daiF
"Even though I (your mother) have to struggle just to put food on the table, I must continue to support you without fail until you complete your studies."
¶Ö§áÁéÇèÒáÁèµéͧ·Ó§Ò¹»Ò¡¡Ñ´µÕ¹¶Õº áÁè¡çÂѧ¤§Êè§àÊÕÂãËéÅÙ¡àÃÕ¹¨¹¨º
theungR maaeH waaF maaeF dtaawngF thamM ngaanM bpaakL gatL dteenM theepL maaeF gaawF yangM khohngM sohngL siiaR haiF luukF riianM johnM johpL
"Even though my mother has to struggle just to put food on the table, she continues to support us while we complete our studies."
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phohmR bpaiM thamM ngaanM saayR maaM saamR wanM dtitL ganM laaeoH naH
"I've been late to work for the last three days now."
äÁèÁÕà˵ؼÅã´·Õè¹Ò¡ÃѰÁ¹µÃÕ¨Ðáµè§µÑ駹ѡ¡ÒÃàÁ×ͧ»ÃÐàÀ·¢Õé¡ÐâÅéâ·éà¢éÒÁÒ´ÓçµÓá˹è§â´Â·Õè·Ó§Ò¹äÁèà»ç¹
maiF meeM haehtL phohnR daiM theeF naaM yohkH ratH thaL mohnM dtreeM jaL dtaengL dtangF nakH gaanM meuuangM bpraL phaehtF kheeF gaL lohH thohH khaoF maaM damM rohngM dtamM naengL dooyM theeF thamM ngaanM maiF bpenM
"There is no reason that the Prime Minister should appoint good-for-nothing politicians to fill these positions who are unable to do the job."
ËÅÒ¤¹ÁÒ´ÓçµÓá˹è§ã¹¹ÒÁÍÂèÒ§à´ÕÂÇ áµèµÑǨÃÔ§äÁèä´éÁÒ·Ó§Ò¹
laayR khohnM maaM damM rohngM dtamM naengL naiM naamM yaangL diaaoM dtaaeL dtuaaM jingM maiF daiF maaM thamM ngaanM
"Many people perform their functions in name only; they themselves never come to work."
4.   [adjective]
definition
[adjective] (for) work

components·Ó thamMto do; perform; cause; effect; make; produce; or implement
§Ò¹ ngaanMwork; job; duty; business; function
examplesâµêзӧҹdtoH thamM ngaanMan office desk
âµêзӧҹ¢Í§ªèÒ§dtoH thamM ngaanM khaawngR changFworkbench
·Õè·Ó§Ò¹theeF thamM ngaanMworkplace; place of work
ãºÍ¹Ø­Òµ·Ó§Ò¹baiM aL nooH yaatF thamM ngaanMwork permit
Çѹ·Ó§Ò¹wanM thamM ngaanMweekday; work day
Ëéͧ·Ó§Ò¹haawngF thamM ngaanMoffice; studio; workroom
sample
sentence
¡ÒÅàÇÅÒ¼èÒ¹ä» »ÃСͺ¡Ñº¼Ùéà¡ÕèÂÇ¢éͧäÁèʹ㨠·ÓãËé¡Ò÷ӧҹÂèÍËÂè͹ àÊ×èÍÁ»ÃÐÊÔ·¸ÔÀҾŧä»
gaanM waehM laaM phaanL bpaiM bpraL gaawpL gapL phuuF giaaoL khaawngF maiF sohnR jaiM thamM haiF gaanM thamM ngaanM yaawF yaawnL seuuamL bpraL sitL thiH phaapF lohngM bpaiM
"As time passes and the involved parties lose interest causing the effort to diminish and efficiency to be fade."
5. ¡Ò÷ӧҹ  gaanM thamM ngaanM  [noun]
definition
a job; (one's) work

components¡ÒÃgaanM[placed before a verb or noun to create a noun which indicates a general activity, process, or state] the process of..., the activity of..., an enactment of..., the state of... [see notes]
·Ó thamMto do; perform; cause; effect; make; produce; or implement
§Ò¹ ngaanMwork; job; duty; business; function

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