{"id":208,"date":"2010-11-23T14:03:00","date_gmt":"2010-11-23T14:03:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/thai\/?p=208"},"modified":"2010-11-06T01:28:26","modified_gmt":"2010-11-06T01:28:26","slug":"thai-for-engineers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/thai\/thai-for-engineers\/","title":{"rendered":"Thai for Engineers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The career of engineering is the second most common career in the world, only second to teaching. That said, there is either a good chance that you&#8217;re an engineer, or that a conversation concerning engineering will come up at some point that you\u2019d want to participate in. At some point you&#8217;ll need to know the basic words for electricity, voltage, battery, motor, computer, battery charger, etc.<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;m an engineer, and I remember back when I was first learning engineering a decade or so ago I had to learn the &#8216;engineers vocabulary,&#8217; technical terms every beginner must understand. Well, when coming to Thailand, I felt like a noob engineer all over again. I didn&#8217;t know the Thai words for the most simplest of engineering vocabulary. Well, here is a good compiled list of all the basic terms you&#8217;ll need to get by. Following is a second list of engineering professions.<\/p>\n<p>And of course, here is a video that uses many of these words to help you practice listening.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"\u0e27\u0e34\u0e28\u0e27\u0e01\u0e23\u0e23\u0e21\u0e44\u0e1f\u0e1f\u0e49\u0e32\u0e40\u0e04\u0e23\u0e37\u0e48\u0e2d\u0e07\u0e01\u0e25\u0e01\u0e32\u0e23\u0e1c\u0e25\u0e34\u0e15\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/z8XIaRdyg28?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>vocabulary (\u0e04\u0e33\u0e28\u0e31\u0e1e\u0e17\u0e4c):<\/p>\n<p>computer \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u0e04\u0e2d\u0e21\u0e1e\u0e34\u0e27\u0e40\u0e15\u0e2d\u0e23\u0e4c<\/p>\n<p>soldering iron\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u0e2b\u0e31\u0e27\u0e41\u0e23\u0e49\u0e07<\/p>\n<p>solder \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u0e15\u0e30\u0e01\u0e31\u0e48\u0e27<\/p>\n<p>wire \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u0e25\u0e27\u0e14<\/p>\n<p>circuit \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u0e27\u0e07\u0e08\u0e23<\/p>\n<p>integrated circuit \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u0e27\u0e07\u0e08\u0e23\u0e23\u0e27\u0e21<\/p>\n<p>electricity \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u0e44\u0e1f\u0e1f\u0e49\u0e32<\/p>\n<p>current \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u0e01\u0e23\u0e30\u0e41\u0e2a<\/p>\n<p>voltage \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u0e41\u0e23\u0e07\u0e44\u0e1f\u0e1f\u0e49\u0e32<\/p>\n<p>power \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u0e27\u0e31\u0e15\u0e15\u0e4c (as in watts)<\/p>\n<p>program \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u0e42\u0e1b\u0e23\u0e41\u0e01\u0e23\u0e21<\/p>\n<p>software \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u0e0b\u0e2d\u0e1f\u0e15\u0e4c\u0e41\u0e27\u0e23\u0e4c<\/p>\n<p>robot \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u0e2b\u0e38\u0e19\u0e22\u0e19\u0e15\u0e4c<\/p>\n<p>microcontroller \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u0e44\u0e21\u0e42\u0e04\u0e23\u0e04\u0e2d\u0e19\u0e42\u0e17\u0e23\u0e25\u0e40\u0e25\u0e2d\u0e23\u0e4c<\/p>\n<p>charge (noun)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u0e1b\u0e23\u0e30\u0e08\u0e38<\/p>\n<p>negative charge \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u0e1b\u0e23\u0e30\u0e08\u0e38\u0e25\u0e1a<\/p>\n<p>positive charge \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u0e1b\u0e23\u0e30\u0e08\u0e38\u0e1a\u0e27\u0e01<\/p>\n<p>capacitor \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u0e15\u0e31\u0e27\u0e40\u0e01\u0e47\u0e1a\u0e1b\u0e23\u0e30\u0e08\u0e38 \/ \u0e04\u0e32\u0e1b\u0e32\u0e0b\u0e34\u0e40\u0e15\u0e2d\u0e23\u0e4c<\/p>\n<p>resister \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u0e15\u0e31\u0e27\u0e15\u0e49\u0e32\u0e19\u0e17\u0e32\u0e19\u0e44\u0e1f\u0e1f\u0e49\u0e32<\/p>\n<p>battery \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u0e41\u0e1a\u0e15\u0e40\u0e15\u0e2d\u0e23\u0e35\u0e48<\/p>\n<p>charge (verb)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u0e0a\u0e32\u0e23\u0e4c\u0e08 \/ \u0e2d\u0e31\u0e14 (for battery)<\/p>\n<p>weight \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u0e19\u0e49\u0e33\u0e19\u0e31\u0e01<\/p>\n<p>kilogram \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u0e01\u0e34\u0e42\u0e25 \/ \u0e01\u0e01. (abbreviation)<\/p>\n<p>Thai Professions:<\/p>\n<p>engineering \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u0e27\u0e34\u0e28\u0e27\u0e01\u0e23\u0e23\u0e21<\/p>\n<p>engineer \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u0e27\u0e34\u0e28\u0e27\u0e01\u0e23 (wi sa wa gawn) \/ \u0e27\u0e34\u0e28\u0e27\u0e30<\/p>\n<p>mechanical engineer\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u0e27\u0e34\u0e28\u0e27\u0e01\u0e23\u0e40\u0e04\u0e23\u0e37\u0e48\u0e2d\u0e07\u0e01\u0e25<\/p>\n<p>electrical engineer\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u0e27\u0e34\u0e28\u0e27\u0e01\u0e23\u0e44\u0e1f\u0e1f\u0e49\u0e32<\/p>\n<p>civil engineer \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u0e27\u0e34\u0e28\u0e27\u0e01\u0e23<\/p>\n<p>chemical engineer\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u0e27\u0e34\u0e28\u0e27\u0e01\u0e23\u0e40\u0e04\u0e21\u0e35<\/p>\n<p>programmer \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u0e19\u0e31\u0e01\u0e42\u0e1b\u0e23\u0e41\u0e01\u0e23\u0e21\u0e40\u0e21\u0e2d\u0e23\u0e4c<\/p>\n<p>scientist \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u0e19\u0e31\u0e01\u0e27\u0e34\u0e17\u0e22\u0e32\u0e28\u0e32\u0e2a\u0e15\u0e23\u0e4c<\/p>\n<p>computer scientist \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u0e19\u0e31\u0e01\u0e27\u0e34\u0e17\u0e22\u0e32\u0e28\u0e32\u0e2a\u0e15\u0e23\u0e4c\u0e04\u0e2d\u0e21\u0e1e\u0e34\u0e27\u0e40\u0e15\u0e2d\u0e23\u0e4c<\/p>\n<p>robotics engineer\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u0e27\u0e34\u0e28\u0e27\u0e01\u0e23\u0e2b\u0e38\u0e19\u0e22\u0e19\u0e15\u0e4c<\/p>\n<p>researcher \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u0e19\u0e31\u0e01\u0e27\u0e34\u0e08\u0e31\u0e22<\/p>\n<p>research (noun) \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u0e27\u0e34\u0e08\u0e31\u0e22<\/p>\n<p>research (verb)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u0e04\u0e49\u0e19\u0e04\u0e27\u0e49\u0e32<\/p>\n<p>examples<\/p>\n<p>\u0e41\u0e1a\u0e15\u0e2b\u0e21\u0e14\u0e41\u0e25\u0e49\u0e27 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0The battery has no charge.<\/p>\n<p>\u0e2d\u0e31\u0e14\u0e41\u0e1a\u0e15\u0e2d\u0e22\u0e39\u0e48 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Charging a battery.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The career of engineering is the second most common career in the world, only second to teaching. That said, there is either a good chance that you&#8217;re an engineer, or that a conversation concerning engineering will come up at some point that you\u2019d want to participate in. 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