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Work or work time phrases in Thai language. let's see how to say those expressions like "I'll go to work !"and "Work hard !"
Work hard but not too much. Here we go !

• Work hard !
• Busy / Free !
• Work overtime
• Email you
• Holiday !
• I'm late !
• Schedule
• Payday !

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Work hard !
First of all, the phrases when you go to work or come back from work in Thai language.
meaning	Thai Language (Green:stress / Blue:male / Pink:female)
Work Hard !	Tangjai thahm-ngaan naa Krab/Ka ตั้งใจทำงานนะ ครับ/ค่ะ
I'll go to work.	Pom/Dichan pai thahm-ngaan Krab/Ka ผม/ดิฉัน ไปทำงาน ครับ/ค่ะ
I'll come back home late tonight.	KheuunNee Pom/Dichan Ja Grab Baan Deuk Krab/Ka คืนนี้ ผม/ดิฉัน จะ กลับ บ้าน ดึก ครับ/ค่ะ
thangjai: pay attention to, concentrate on tham-ngaan: work Naa: added at the end of the sentence to make it softer or politer. Pom: I (male) Dichan: I (female) Pai: go KheuunNee: tonight Ja: indicates future Grab: come back Baan: home Deuk: late (at night) " Deuk " is used for "late at night". If it's in the day time, " Saai " is used for meaning " late ".  When you come back home, you would say,
meaning	Thai Language (Green:stress / Blue:male / Pink:female)
I'm home ! :D	Teung Baan Laew Naa ถึง บ้าน แล้ว นะ
Teung: arrive Baan: home Laew: indicates past Naa: added at the end of the sentence to make it softer or politer

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Busy / Free !
Are you busy today or not ? Let's say "busy" or "free" in Thai language.
meaning	Thai Language (Green:stress / Blue:male / Pink:female)
I'm very busy today.	Wan-nee  yoong mark mark Krab/Ka วันนี้ยุ่งมากๆ ครับ/ค่ะ
I have no job to do today.	Wan-nee  mai-mee ngaan tahm Krab/Ka วันนี้ไม่มีงานทำ ครับ/ค่ะ
I have nothing to do today.	Wan-nee  mai-mee arai tahm Krab/Ka วันนี้ไม่มีอะไรทำ ครับ/ค่ะ
I have nothing to do today./ I'm free.	Wan-nee waang Krab/Ka วันนี้ ว่าง ครับ/ค่ะ
wan-nee: today yoong: busy mark: very mai-mee: don't have any ngaan: job tahm: do arai: what ("mai-mee arai": have nothing) waang: nothing to do / free / available

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Work Overtime
When you are busy, you will work overtime. So sad ! About working overtime in Thai language, ...
meaning	Thai Language (Green:stress / Blue:male / Pink:female)
I'll work overtime today.	Wan-nee Pom/Dichan tong tham ngaan luang waylaaｋrab/ka วันนี้ ผม/ดิฉัน ต้อง ทำงานล่วงเวลา ครับ/ค่ะ
I'll work overtime today.	Wan-nee pom/dichan tong tham oh ｋrab/ka วันนี้ ผม/ดิฉัน ต้อง ทำโอ ครับ/ค่ะ
"tham ngaan luang waylaa" is in the first sentence is formal to speak such as to your boss. On the other hand, "tham oh" in the second sentence is used between friends. wan-nii: today tong: must / have to tham ngaan: work luang waylaa: overtime tham ngaan luang waylaa: work overtime oh: overtime tham oh: work overtime

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Email you
You use email on business so often, right ? Now learn how to say "email someone" in Thai language.
meaning	Thai Language (Green:stress / Blue:male / Pink:female)
I'll email you later.	pom/dichan ja soang E-mail thueng khun paai-lang krab/ka ผม/ดิฉัน จะ ส่ง อีเมล์ ถึง คุณ ภายหลัง ครับ/ค่ะ
"send email" is "soang Email" in Thai language. pom: I (male) dichan: I (female) ja: will soang: send thueng: to khun: you paai-lang: later

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Holiday !
Now, putting "busy about job" aside, let's say about " holiday " in Thai language. :)
meaning	Thai Language (Green:stress / Blue:male / Pink:female)
It's a holiday today !	Wannee Pen Wan Yud Krab/Ka วันนี้ เป็น วันหยุด ครับ/ค่ะ
wan-nee: today phen: am/are/is wan-yud: holiday (wan: day, yud: stop) When you want to mention about "tomorrow" / "yesterday", replace " Wan-nee" with another day-words like below. yesterday: Meuua Wan Nee tomorrow: Phroong Nee Check "Year, month and day" page. I don't want to go to work By they way, before saying about holiday, you might wan to say " I don't want to go to work." in the first place.
meaning	Thai Language (Green:stress / Blue:male / Pink:female)
I don't want to go to work today.	Wannee Mai Yaak Pai TamNgaan Loei naa วันนี้ ไม่อยาก ไปทำงาน เลย นะ
wan-nee: today mai-yaak: don't want to (yaak: want to) pai: go tham-ngaan: work loei: emphasis, putting more feelings naa: added at the end of the sentence to make it softer or politer. Don't work too much ! You should sometimes take a day off. Now, about summer holiday,...
meaning	Thai Language (Green:stress / Blue:male / Pink:female)
Summer holiday is coming soon.	EekMaiNarn Wanyud Ruduu Rorn Gamrang Ja Maa Tung Laew อีกไม่นาน วันหยุดฤดูร้อน กำลัง จะ มาถึงแล้ว
Summer holiday is already over.	Wanyud Ruduu Rorn Daai Paan Pai Laew วันหยุดฤดูร้อน ได้ผ่าน ไป แล้ว
EekMaiNarn: soon Wanyud Ruduu Rorn: Summer holiday Gamrang: is going to Ja: indicates future Maa Tung: arrive Laew: indicates confirmation Daai: already Paan: pass pai: go (Paan Pai: is over, pass away) Summer holiday, what a lovely holiday. When it's gone, so sad...  Take a break The expression "Take a break" in Thai language, check Daily Life 2 (various phrases) page.

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I'm late !
Now, let's go to the part "I'm late !" and "Have to hurry !" in Thai language.
meaning	Thai Language (Green:stress / Blue:male / Pink:female)
I was late for work today.	Wan-nee Pai TamNgarn Saai Krab/Ka วันนี้ ไปทำงาน สาย ครับ/ค่ะ
I have to / must hurry !	Pom/Dichan Tong Reeb Pai Laew Krab/Ka ผม/ดิฉัน ต้อง รีบ ไป แล้ว ครับ/ค่ะ
wan-nee: today pai: go thahm-ngaan: work saai: late " Saai " is used for " late (in the day time) ". If it's at night, " Deuk " is used for "late (at night)"  past tense This example, I was late for work today, seems to be difficult to know if it's a past event or not, but looks like Thai people understand. (hmmm...) If you want to make it clear, you should put the word indicating "when", such as "this morning" ( meuua chaao nee ). tong: have to / must reeb: hurry pai: go laew: used to emphasize the sentence.

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Schedule
Talking about business, you will have various things to do such as a meeting, a business trip and a party. Let's start with phrases related meeting in Thai language at first.
meaning	Thai Language (Green:stress / Blue:male / Pink:female)
I have a meeting in the morning today.	Mua Chao Nee Pom/Dichan Mee Prachum Krab/Ka เมื่อเช้านี้ ผม/ดิฉัน มี ประชุม ครับ/ค่ะ
Mua Chao Nee: this morning, in the morning Pom: I (for male) Dichan: I (for female) Mee: have Prachum: meeting If you want to say "in the afternoon" instead of "in the morning", "Torn baay" can be used instead of "Mua Chao Nee". Other expressions about "when", let's see the page of "Year, month and day".

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Payday !
Even if your business was not going well, you'll work even harder when you get paid, right ? :D (What ? Can not with the amount ? Hmmm, I have no idea...)
meaning	Thai Language (Green:stress / Blue:male / Pink:female)
It's payday today.	Wan-nee wan jaai ngern duarn วันนี้ วันจ่าย เงินเดือน
It's payday today.	Wan-nee ngern duarn ork วันนี้ เงินเดือน ออก
I got a bonus on Friday.	Mua wansuk pom/dichan daai-rab bonus laew เมื่อ วันศุกร์ ผม/ดิฉัน ได้รับ โบนัส แล้ว
I can hardly wait for payday.	pom/dichan taeb-ja-ror haitung  wan-ngern-duan-oak maiwai krab/ka ผม/ดิฉัน แทบจะรอ ให้ถึง วัน เงินเดือน ออก ไม่ไหว ครับ/ค่ะ
I'm very happy it's payday today.	dee-jai chan wan-nee ngern-duan-oak ดีใจ จัง วันนี้ เงินเดือน ออก
Wan-nee :   today wan jaai ngern duarn   :   pay-day ngern duarn :   pay, salary ork :   spend, issue Mua wansuk :   Friday pom :   I (male) dichan :   I (female) daai-rab :   got laew :   indicates past pom :   I (male) dichan :   I (female) taeb-ja :   almost ror :   wait hai :   up to tung :   reach wan-ngern-duan-oak :   payday maiwai :   cannot dee-jai :   glad, happy chan :   emphasize wan-nee :   today ngern-duan-oak :   payday About day of the week, check the page, Year, month and day.

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