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·Ó§Ò¹

thahmM ngaanM
pronunciation guide
Phonemic Thai·Ó-§Ò¹
IPAtʰɑm ŋaːn
Royal Thai General Systemtham ngan

1.   [verb]
definition
to work

categories
components·Ó thahmMto do; perform; cause; effect; make; produce; or implement
§Ò¹ ngaanMwork; job; duty; business; function
examples¡ÅØèÁ¤¹·Ó§Ò¹gloomL khohnM thahmM ngaanMwork crew
·Ó§Ò¹¤ÃÖè§ÇѹthahmM ngaanM khreungF wanMto work half-time
¡Ò÷ӧҹ¤ÃÖè§ÇѹgaanM thahmM ngaanM khreungF wanMa half-time job
·Ó§Ò¹ªèÒ§äÁéthahmM ngaanM changF maaiHto work with wood; do woodworking
¡Ò÷ӧҹªèÒ§äÁégaanM thahmM ngaanM changF maaiHwoodworking
·Ó§Ò¹ÊèǹµÑÇthahmM ngaanM suaanL dtuaaMself-employment; [is] self-employed
·Ó§Ò¹ËÒà§Ô¹thahmM ngaanM haaR ngernMto work for money; to earn money
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singL theeF thahmM 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 gahmM langM thahmM 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 gahmM langM bpenM thooH raH saangF ngeuuanF khaiR haiF phakH chaH naH leuuakF dtangF haiF daiF ratH thaL baanM angM gritL gawF bpenM thooH raH thahmM 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 gahmM langM thahmM ngaanM yuuL theeF baanF khrapH
[spoken by a male] "He is working at home."
à¢Ò·Ó§Ò¹ä´éà§Ô¹äÁèÁÒ¡
khaoR thahmM ngaanM daiF ngernM maiF maakF
"He is not making much money."
à¢Ò·Ó§Ò¹ÍÂÙè´Õ æ ¡çâ´¹äÁ鵡ãÊèËÑÇ
khaoR thahmM ngaanM yuuL deeM deeM gawF 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 thahmM ngaanM maiF deeM khaoR jeungM thuukL laiF aawkL bpaiM laaeoH
"The gardener did his work badly so he has been discharged."
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thaaF thahmM ngaanM maakF gwaaL theeF jahmM 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 thahmM 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
thahmM ngaanM dtuaaM bpenM gliaaoM
"To work one's tail off."
·Ó§Ò¹ËÒÁÃØè§ËÒÁ¤èÓ
thahmM ngaanM haamR roongF haamR khahmF
"To burn the midnight oil."
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bpaiM bpenM luukF jaangF khaoR thahmM ngaanM daiF maiF thaoF 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 thahmM 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 thahmM 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 thahmMto 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 thahmM 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 thahmMto do; perform; cause; effect; make; produce; or implement
§Ò¹ ngaanMwork; job; duty; business; function
examples¡ÅѺ价ӧҹglapL bpaiM thahmM ngaanMgo to work
à¢éÒ·Ó§Ò¹khaoF thahmM ngaanMto start a job; to commence working (for)
sample
sentences
¶Ö§áÁéÇèÒáÁèµéͧ·Ó§Ò¹»Ò¡¡Ñ´µÕ¹¶Õº áÁè¡çµéͧÊè§àÊÕÂãËéÅÙ¡àÃÕ¹¨¹¨ºãËéä´é
theungR maaeH waaF maaeF dtaawngF thahmM ngaanM bpaakL gatL dteenM theepL maaeF gawF 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 thahmM ngaanM bpaakL gatL dteenM theepL maaeF gawF 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 thahmM ngaanM saayR maaM saamR wanM dtitL ganM laaeoH naH
"I've been late to work for the last three days now."
ËÅÒ¤¹ÁÒ´ÓçµÓá˹è§ã¹¹ÒÁÍÂèÒ§à´ÕÂÇ áµèµÑǨÃÔ§äÁèä´éÁÒ·Ó§Ò¹
laayR khohnM maaM dahmM rohngM dtahmM naengL naiM naamM yaangL diaaoM dtaaeL dtuaaM jingM maiF daiF maaM thahmM ngaanM
"Many people perform their functions in name only; they themselves never come to work."
4.   [adjective]
definition
[adjective] (for) work

components·Ó thahmMto do; perform; cause; effect; make; produce; or implement
§Ò¹ ngaanMwork; job; duty; business; function
examplesâµêзӧҹdtoH thahmM ngaanMan office desk
âµêзӧҹ¢Í§ªèÒ§dtoH thahmM ngaanM khaawngR changFworkbench
·Õè·Ó§Ò¹theeF thahmM ngaanMworkplace; place of work
ãºÍ¹Ø­Òµ·Ó§Ò¹baiM aL nooH yaatF thahmM ngaanMwork permit
Çѹ·Ó§Ò¹wanM thahmM ngaanMweekday; work day
Ëéͧ·Ó§Ò¹haawngF thahmM 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 thahmM haiF gaanM thahmM 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 thahmM 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 thahmMto do; perform; cause; effect; make; produce; or implement
§Ò¹ ngaanMwork; job; duty; business; function

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