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Thai Vocabulary: Government Departments

Learn the Thai names and language surrounding government offices and public services

กระทรวง
grà-suang
low tone — syllable 1 of 2mid tone — syllable 2 of 2low-mid
Noun
ministry [government]
กรม
grom
mid tonemid
Noun
department [government administrative unit, below ministry]
หน่วยงาน
nùay-ngaan
low tone — syllable 1 of 2mid tone — syllable 2 of 2low-mid
Noun
organization, agency, department, unit
หน่วยงานรัฐ
nùai-ngaan-rát
low tone — syllable 1 of 3mid tone — syllable 2 of 3high tone — syllable 3 of 3low-mid-high
government agency
ราชการ
râat-chá-gaan
falling tone — syllable 1 of 3high tone — syllable 2 of 3mid tone — syllable 3 of 3falling-high-mid
Adjective; Noun
government service, civil service, official
เจ้าหน้าที่
jâo-nâa-thîi
falling tone — syllable 1 of 3falling tone — syllable 2 of 3falling tone — syllable 3 of 3falling-falling-falling
Noun
officer, official, staff member
เจ้าหน้าที่รัฐ
jâo-nâa-thîi-rát
falling tone — syllable 1 of 4falling tone — syllable 2 of 4falling tone — syllable 3 of 4high tone — syllable 4 of 4falling-falling-falling-high
government official
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
บริการประชาชน
bɔɔ-rí-gaan bprà-chaa-chon
mid tone — syllable 1 of 6high tone — syllable 2 of 6mid tone — syllable 3 of 6low tone — syllable 4 of 6mid tone — syllable 5 of 6mid tone — syllable 6 of 6mid-high-mid-low-mid-mid
public service
ติดต่อราชการ
dtìt-dtɔ̀ɔ râat-chá-gaan
low tone — syllable 1 of 5low tone — syllable 2 of 5falling tone — syllable 3 of 5high tone — syllable 4 of 5mid tone — syllable 5 of 5low-low-falling-high-mid
deal with government offices

Vocabulary (10 words)

กระทรวง grà-suang
ministry [government]
กรม grom
department [government administrative unit, below ministry]
หน่วยงาน nùay-ngaan
organization, agency, department, unit
หน่วยงานรัฐ nùai-ngaan-rát
government agency
ราชการ râat-chá-gaan
government service, civil service, official
เจ้าหน้าที่ jâo-nâa-thîi
officer, official, staff member
เจ้าหน้าที่รัฐ jâo-nâa-thîi-rát
government official
สำนักงาน sǎm-nák-ngaan
office, bureau
บริการประชาชน bɔɔ-rí-gaan bprà-chaa-chon
public service
ติดต่อราชการ dtìt-dtɔ̀ɔ râat-chá-gaan
deal with government offices