News and society นายจ้าง naai-jâang
employer noun
- naai mid
- jâang falling
- Falling: start high and drop clearly, like a firm “No!”
Classifier: คนkon · person, people
Parts: นายnaai master, boss จ้างjâang to hire
How to use it
นายจ้างnaai-jâang, "hiring master", is an employer: a company, a shop owner, a family that hires a housekeeper. It's a word of contracts, visas and the news; at work people talk about the เจ้านายjâo-naai or the หัวหน้าhǔa-nâa, the boss.
For foreigners it matters: a Thai work permit is tied to one employer, so changing jobs means new paperwork.
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:
- naichang
- nai jang
- naijang
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