Thursday, December 11, 2008

What do you work?/What is your job?

'kun tam-ngaan a-rai?' the meaning of What do you work?

pom/chan bpen kruu (I'm a teacher.)
pom/chan bpen nak-rian (I'm a student.)
pom/chan bpen aa-jaan (I'm a teacher, a master.)
pom/chan bpen nak-suek-saa (I'm a university student.)
pom/chan bpen nak-tu-ra-git (I'm a businessman.)
pom/chan bpen pa-nak-ngaan bawh-ri-sat (I'm a company staff.)
(***"staff" means "pa-nak-ngaan")
pom bpen pawh-kaa (I'm a merchant.) : Used by a man.
chan bpen mae-kaa (I'm a merchant, a woman monger in the marketplace.): Used by a lady.
(***"pawh" means "Father, Dad" and "mae" means "Mother"
pom/chan bpen mawh (I'm a doctor.)
pom/chan bpen puu-chuai mawh (I'm a doctor assistant.)
chan bpen naang-pa-yaa-baan (I'm a nurse.)
pom bpen bu-rut pa-yaa-baan (I'm a male nurse.)
pom bpen bu-rut prai-sa-nee (I'm a postman.)
pom bpen dtam-ruat (I'm a policeman.)
pom bpen ta-haan (I'm a soldier.)
pom/chan bpen kaa-raat-cha-gaan (I'm a government official.)
pom/chan bpen nak-gaan-mueang (I'm a politician.)
pom/chan bpen nak-kaao (I'm a journalist.)
pom/chan bpen nak-kian (I'm a writer.)
pom/chan bpen jit-tra-gawhn (I'm a painter, an artist.)
pom/chan bpen chaang-paap (I'm a photographer.)
pom/chan bpen nak-rawhng (I'm a singer.)
pom/chan bpen daa-raa/nak-sa-daeng (I'm a super star/actor/actress.)
pom/chan bpen nak-wi-jai (I'm a researcher.)
pom/chan bpen nak-wit-ta-yaa-saat (I'm a scienctist.)
pom/chan bpen aa-saa-sa-mak (I'm a volunteer.)
pom/chan bpen nak-a-nu-rak sing-waet-lawhm (I'm a person who conserves the environment.) (***"sing-waet-lawhm" means "Environment")
pom/chan bpen nak-gee-laa (I'm a sport player.)
pom/chan bpen nak-don-dtree (I'm a musician.)
pom/chan mai tam-ngaan a-rai, yuu baan choei choei (I do nothing, just stay at home.)
pom/chan bpen nak-tawng-tiao (I'm a tourist.)



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