News and societyCommittee in Thai
“Committee” in Thai is คณะกรรมการká-ná-gam-má-gaan; you'll also hear กรรมการgam-má-gaan (member; referee).
committee, board, commission noun
- ká high
- ná high
- gam mid
- má high
- gaan mid
- High: start high and go a little higher, a bit tense; don’t let it fall.
committee member, director; referee, judge noun
- gam mid
- má high
- gaan mid
- High: start high and go a little higher, a bit tense; don’t let it fall.
How to use it
คณะกรรมการká-ná-gam-má-gaan is a committee, board or commission: a company's board, an exam board, the national Election Commission, the committee that runs a condo building. Each member is a กรรมการgam-má-gaan, and คณะká-ná at the front means a body or group.
กรรมการgam-má-gaan is also the judge of a contest and the referee of a football or boxing match, so you'll hear fans shouting at the กรรมการgam-má-gaan on TV.
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:
- khana kammakan
- kanakammakan
- kammakan
- kamakarn
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Written by the Learn Thai For Free team
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