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How to say to start work (for the day)
in Thai
เข้างาน
kâo-ngaan
to start work (for the day)
kâo fallingngaan mid
Clock-in time: เข้างานกี่โมง 'what time do you start?'. The opposite is เลิกงาน.
- Part of speech
- verb
In a sentence
- เข้างานแปดโมงครึ่งkâo-ngaan bpàaet moong krûengstart work at 8:30
From the same situation: Work and LINE chat
- ห้องประชุมmeeting room
- ติดประชุมto be stuck in a meeting
- เจ้านายboss, employer
- ทีมteam
- ตำแหน่งposition, job title; location
- คอมcomputer
- โน้ตบุ๊กlaptop
- ปริ้นto print
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