Home and daily life งานบ้าน ngaan-bâan
housework, chores noun
- ngaan mid
- bâan falling
- Falling: start high and drop clearly, like a firm “No!”
Parts: งานngaan work บ้านbâan house
How to use it
งานบ้านngaan-bâan is "house work": sweeping, กวาดบ้านgwàat bâan, mopping, ถูบ้านtǔu bâan, laundry and washing up, and you "do" it with ทำtam. Don't swap the first word: การบ้านgaan-bâan is homework.
Don't mix it up
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การบ้านgaan-bâan
homework
Starts with gaan: homework from school.
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:
- ngan ban
- ngarn barn
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