People นักธุรกิจ nák-tú-rá-gìt
businessman, businesswoman noun
- nák high
- tú high
- rá high
- gìt low
- High: start high and go a little higher, a bit tense; don’t let it fall.
- Low: flat and lower than your normal voice, dropping a little at the end.
Classifier: คนkon · person, people
Parts: นักnák one who does ธุรกิจtú-rá-gìt business
How to use it
ธุรกิจtú-rá-gìt is business, and anyone who runs one is a นักธุรกิจnák-tú-rá-gìt, man or woman. To run your own business is ทำธุรกิจtam tú-rá-gìt. The owner of a shop or a small family firm is more often just the owner, เจ้าของjâo-kǎwng, or, in Thai-Chinese style, the เถ้าแก่tâo-gàe.
Other spellings you'll see
There's no single official way to write Thai in English letters. We mark the tone of every syllable; online you'll also find:
- nak thurakit
- nak tu ra kit
- nakturakit
- nak turakij
More people in Thai
All people
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