Officer (an official) in Thai

“Officer (an official)” in Thai is เจ้าหน้าที่jâo-nâa-tîi.

เจ้าหน้าที่ jâo-nâa-tîi

official, officer; staff (in an official role) noun

jâo falling
nâa falling
tîi falling

Falling: start high and drop clearly, like a firm “No!”

Classifier: คนkon · person, people

How to use it

เจ้าหน้าที่jâo-nâa-tîi, "owner of a duty", is anyone acting in an official role: the clerk at the district office, immigration and airport staff, park rangers, a police officer, the person at a ticket counter. Signs and machines tell you โปรดติดต่อเจ้าหน้าที่bpròot dtìt-dtàw jâo-nâa-tîi, please contact staff.

Employees of a shop or a company are พนักงานpá-nák-ngaan, and a government employee is a ข้าราชการkâa-râat-chá-gaan.

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:

jaonathi
chao na thi
jao nah tee
jaonatee

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