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Thai Vocabulary: 1. Workplace Basics

Core Thai for working in an office or professional environment

ทำงาน
tham-ngaan
mid tone — syllable 1 of 2mid tone — syllable 2 of 2mid-mid
V. phrase
to work
บริษัท
bɔɔ-rí-sàt
mid tone — syllable 1 of 3high tone — syllable 2 of 3low tone — syllable 3 of 3mid-high-low
Noun
company, corporation
Remember it by
bore reset
สำนักงาน
sǎm-nák-ngaan
rising tone — syllable 1 of 3high tone — syllable 2 of 3mid tone — syllable 3 of 3rising-high-mid
Noun
office, bureau
Remember it by
sum + knock + barn
พนักงาน
phá-nák-ngaan
high tone — syllable 1 of 3high tone — syllable 2 of 3mid tone — syllable 3 of 3high-high-mid
Noun
employee, staff, worker, officer
หัวหน้า
hǔa-nâa
rising tone — syllable 1 of 2falling tone — syllable 2 of 2rising-falling
Noun
leader, head, chief, boss
ผู้จัดการ
phûu-jàt-gaan
falling tone — syllable 1 of 3low tone — syllable 2 of 3mid tone — syllable 3 of 3falling-low-mid
manager
เพื่อนร่วมงาน
phʉ̂an-rûam-ngaan
falling tone — syllable 1 of 3falling tone — syllable 2 of 3mid tone — syllable 3 of 3falling-falling-mid
coworker
แผนก
phà-nàek
low tone — syllable 1 of 2low tone — syllable 2 of 2low-low
Classifier; Noun
department, section [in an organization], [classifier for departments]
ตำแหน่ง
dtam-nàeng
mid tone — syllable 1 of 2low tone — syllable 2 of 2mid-low
Noun
position, rank, location, post
หน้าที่
nâa-thîi
falling tone — syllable 1 of 2falling tone — syllable 2 of 2falling-falling
Noun
duty, function, responsibility, role

Vocabulary (10 words)

ทำงาน tham-ngaan
to work
บริษัท bɔɔ-rí-sàt
company, corporation
สำนักงาน sǎm-nák-ngaan
office, bureau
พนักงาน phá-nák-ngaan
employee, staff, worker, officer
หัวหน้า hǔa-nâa
leader, head, chief, boss
ผู้จัดการ phûu-jàt-gaan
manager
เพื่อนร่วมงาน phʉ̂an-rûam-ngaan
coworker
แผนก phà-nàek
department, section [in an organization], [classifier for departments]
ตำแหน่ง dtam-nàeng
position, rank, location, post
หน้าที่ nâa-thîi
duty, function, responsibility, role