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How to say official, officer, staff
in Thai
เจ้าหน้าที่
jâo-nâa-tîi
official, officer, staff
jâo fallingnâa fallingtîi falling
Anyone behind an official counter. Address them as คุณ or พี่, with a smile.
- Part of speech
- noun
- Classifier
- คน
In a sentence
- ถามเจ้าหน้าที่ดูtǎam jâo-nâa-tîi duuTry asking the officer.
The culture behind it
CULTURE
Decoding the officer
From the same situation: Immigration and paperwork
- ตม.immigration (office)
- วีซ่าvisa
- ต่อวีซ่าto extend a visa
- รายงานตัวto report in (in person)
- ที่พักaccommodation, place you stay
- ใบอนุญาตทำงานwork permit
- เอกสารdocument(s)
- สำเนาcopy (of a document)
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