News and societyemployee, hired worker noun
- lûuk falling
- jâang falling
- Falling: start high and drop clearly, like a firm “No!”
Classifier: คนkon · person, people
How to use it
ลูกจ้างlûuk-jâang, "hired child", is an employee, the word of labour law, contracts and the news: the two sides of a job are the นายจ้างnaai-jâang, the employer, and the ลูกจ้างlûuk-jâang. In everyday talk, staff are พนักงานpá-nák-ngaan.
Under Thai labour law, employees are entitled to paid sick leave and to a minimum number of public holidays a year.
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:
- lukchang
- luk jang
- look jaang
- lookjang
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