PeopleSecretary in Thai
“Secretary” in Thai is เลขาlee-kǎa; you'll also hear เลขานุการlee-kǎa-nú-gaan (formal).
เลขา lee-kǎa
secretary noun
- lee mid
- kǎa rising
- Rising: start low, dip, then rise to the top, like a doubtful “Really?”
เลขานุการ lee-kǎa-nú-gaan
secretary (formal) noun
- lee mid
- kǎa rising
- nú high
- gaan mid
- Rising: start low, dip, then rise to the top, like a doubtful “Really?”
- High: start high and go a little higher, a bit tense; don’t let it fall.
How to use it
เลขาlee-kǎa is how everyone says it, short for เลขานุการlee-kǎa-nú-gaan, the word of job ads and name cards. The head of an organisation's secretariat, a secretary-general, is a เลขาธิการlee-kǎa-tí-gaan, a title you'll hear in the news.
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:
- lekha
- lekaa
- laykaa
- lekhanukan
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Written by the Learn Thai For Free team
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