{"id":2830,"date":"2016-05-02T13:00:25","date_gmt":"2016-05-02T13:00:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/thai\/?p=2830"},"modified":"2016-04-25T07:29:03","modified_gmt":"2016-04-25T07:29:03","slug":"job-titles-in-thai","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/thai\/job-titles-in-thai\/","title":{"rendered":"Job Titles in Thai"},"content":{"rendered":"

People all across Thailand are enjoying an extra day off work today, in honor of National Labor Day<\/strong> (\u0e27\u0e31\u0e19\u0e41\u0e23\u0e07\u0e07\u0e32\u0e19 wan raeng ngaan h\u00e0eng ch\u00e2at<\/em>). For more on the holiday, check out our post from last year<\/a>, which includes information on the Thai workforce, wages, and more. In honor of all the workers out there, today we’re going to learn about job titles in Thai. Whether you’re traveling or living in Thailand, you’re sure to find that the people are quite friendly and eager to chat. As a farang<\/em>, you’ll always be asked where you’re from, but people are also curious to learn what you do for work. Here’s how to ask\/answer a question about your job:<\/p>\n

What’s your job?
\n\u0e04\u0e38\u0e13 \u0e17\u0e33\u0e07\u0e32\u0e19 \u0e2d\u0e30\u0e44\u0e23 ?
\nkun tam ngaan a-rai<\/h3>\n

I’m a\/an…
\n\u0e1c\u0e21\/\u0e09\u0e31\u0e19 \u0e40\u0e1b\u0e47\u0e19
\np\u014fm\/ch\u0103n bpen<\/h3>\n

Remember that in Thai there are different words for “I\/me” for men and women –\u00a0\u0e1c\u0e21 for men and \u0e09\u0e31\u0e19 for women.<\/p>\n

\"Take

Take it easy today, it’s Labor Day!<\/p><\/div>\n

Now to help you answer that question, here are 30 common job titles in Thai:<\/p>\n