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ถ้าใครคิดจะมีความก้าวหน้าในหน้าที่งาน ก็ต้องรู้จักเข้าเจ้าเข้านายเสียบ้าง thaaF khraiM khitH jaL meeM khwaamM gaaoF naaF naiM naaF theeF ngaanM gaawF dtawngF ruuH jakL khaoF jaoF khaoF naaiM siiaR baangF |
pronunciation guide | |
Phonemic Thai | ท่า-ไคฺร-คิด-จะ-มี-คฺวาม-ก้าว-น่า-ไน-น่า-ที่-งาน-ก้อ-ต็้อง-รู้-จัก-เค่า-เจ้า-เค่า-นาย-เสีย-บ้าง |
IPA | tʰâː kʰraj kʰít tɕàʔ miː kʰwaːm kâːw nâː naj nâː tʰîː ŋaːn kɔ̂ː tɔ̂ŋ rúː tɕàk kʰâw tɕâw kʰâw naːj sǐːa bâːŋ |
Royal Thai General System | tha khrai khit cha mi khwam kao na nai nathi ngan ko tong ru chak khao chao khao nai sia bang |
[example sentence] | |||
definition | "If someone wishes to advance in business, he must know how play up to his bosses." | ||
components | ถ้า | thaaF | [indicating a condition] if |
ใคร | khraiM | anyone; anybody; someone; somebody; whoever | |
คิด | khitH | to think, consider, imagine, expect, compute, to count, wonder | |
จะ | jaL | [auxiliary verb indicating future tense—must be used with another verb] will; shall | |
มี | meeM | to have or possess; to be available | |
ความ | khwaamM | [a prefix which converts an adjective or verb into a noun] | |
ก้าวหน้า | gaaoF naaF | to advance; progress onward | |
ใน | naiM | in; inside; within; amidst; into; on; at a particular time | |
หน้าที่ | naaF theeF | duty; function; obligation; responsibility | |
งาน | ngaanM | work; job; duty; business; function; activity | |
ก็ | gaawF | also; too; as well; well...; [suggestion] should... | |
ต้อง | dtawngF | [auxiliary verb] has to...; must...; is required to...; is duty-bound to... | |
รู้จัก | ruuH jakL | [of a person, place, or idea] to know | |
เข้าเจ้าเข้านาย | khaoF jaoF khaoF naaiM | to play up to people of power and influence; put oneself under the patronage of big wig; communicate with noble people | |
เสีย | siiaR | [ a word placed after a verb or at the end of a sentence to add emphasis or indicate a command; informally ซะ ] | |
บ้าง | baangF | some; any; partially | |