News and societyduty, job, responsibility noun
- nâa falling
- tîi falling
- Falling: start high and drop clearly, like a firm “No!”
How to use it
หน้าที่nâa-tîi is your duty or job, what you're responsible for. You may hear staff say ไม่ใช่หน้าที่ผมmâi châi nâa-tîi pǒm, that's not my job, and to do your duty, or to act as something, is ทำหน้าที่tam nâa-tîi.
Officials and staff are เจ้าหน้าที่jâo-nâa-tîi, literally "owners of duties". Duty in the sense of a tax on imports is a different word: ภาษีนำเข้าpaa-sǐi nam-kâo, import tax.
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:
- natee
- na thi
- nathi
- nah tee
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