News and societyDirector (head of an organisation) in Thai
“Director (head of an organisation)” in Thai is ผู้อำนวยการpûu-am-nuay-gaan.
director, head (of an organisation); school principal noun
- pûu falling
- am mid
- nuay mid
- gaan mid
- Falling: start high and drop clearly, like a firm “No!”
Classifier: คนkon · person, people
How to use it
ผู้อำนวยการpûu-am-nuay-gaan is the director or head of an organisation: a school principal, a hospital director, the head of a museum or a government office. Everyone shortens it to ผอ.pǎw-aw, said like the two letters, and teachers call their principal ท่านผอ.tân pǎw-aw to be respectful.
A film director is a ผู้กำกับpûu-gam-gàp.
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:
- phu amnuaykan
- pu am nuay kan
- phoo amnuaygarn
- por or
- pho o
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