Learn how to ask for a day off
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| INTRODUCTION |
| John: Hi everyone, and welcome back to ThaiPod101.com This is Business Thai for Beginners Season 1 Lesson 17 - Asking for Time Off at Your Thai Job. John Here. |
| Anutida: สวัสดีค่ะ (sà-wàt-dii khâ) I'm Anutida. |
| John: In this lesson, you’ll learn about asking for a day off. The conversation takes place at the office. |
| Anutida: It's between Nick and Chanon. |
| John: The speakers are boss and employee, therefore, they will speak formal Thai. Okay, let's listen to the conversation. |
| DIALOGUE |
| นิก: คุณชานนท์ ขอเวลาสักครู่ได้ไหมครับ |
| khun chaa-non khǎaw wee-laa sàk-khrûu dâai mái khráp |
| ชานนท์: ได้สิ มีอะไรหรอครับ |
| dâai sì mii à-rai rǎaw khráp |
| นิก: ผมอยากจะขอลางานไปงานแต่งงานเพื่อนสนิทได้ไหมครับ |
| phŏm yàak jà khǎaw laa ngaan bpai ngaan dtàaeng-ngaan phûuean sà-nìt dâai mái khráp |
| ชานนท์: คุณจะลาวันไหนล่ะ |
| khun jà laa wan năi là |
| นิก: วันจันทร์ที่จะถึงครับ |
| wan jan thîi jà thǔeng khráp |
| ชานนท์: ไม่มีปัญหาครับ แต่อย่าลืมส่งอีเมลไปแจ้งแผนกบุคคลล่ะ |
| mâi mii bpan-hăa khráp dtàae yàa luuem sòng ii-meo bpai jâaeng phà-nàaek bùk-khon là |
| นิก: ขอบคุณมากครับ |
| khàawp-khun mâak khráp |
| John: Listen to the conversation one time slowly. |
| นิก: คุณชานนท์ ขอเวลาสักครู่ได้ไหมครับ |
| khun chaa-non khǎaw wee-laa sàk-khrûu dâai mái khráp |
| ชานนท์: ได้สิ มีอะไรหรอครับ |
| dâai sì mii à-rai rǎaw khráp |
| นิก: ผมอยากจะขอลางานไปงานแต่งงานเพื่อนสนิทได้ไหมครับ |
| phŏm yàak jà khǎaw laa ngaan bpai ngaan dtàaeng-ngaan phûuean sà-nìt dâai mái khráp |
| ชานนท์: คุณจะลาวันไหนล่ะ |
| khun jà laa wan năi là |
| นิก: วันจันทร์ที่จะถึงครับ |
| wan jan thîi jà thǔeng khráp |
| ชานนท์: ไม่มีปัญหาครับ แต่อย่าลืมส่งอีเมลไปแจ้งแผนกบุคคลล่ะ |
| mâi mii bpan-hăa khráp dtàae yàa luuem sòng ii-meo bpai jâaeng phà-nàaek bùk-khon là |
| นิก: ขอบคุณมากครับ |
| khàawp-khun mâak khráp |
| John: Listen to the conversation with the English translation. |
| นิก: คุณชานนท์ ขอเวลาสักครู่ได้ไหมครับ |
| khun chaa-non khǎaw wee-laa sàk-khrûu dâai mái khráp |
| Nick: Mr. Chanon, May I have a minute with you? |
| ชานนท์: ได้สิ มีอะไรหรอครับ |
| dâai sì mii à-rai rǎaw khráp |
| Chanon: Sure, what is it? |
| นิก: ผมอยากจะขอลางานไปงานแต่งงานเพื่อนสนิทได้ไหมครับ |
| phŏm yàak jà khǎaw laa ngaan bpai ngaan dtàaeng-ngaan phûuean sà-nìt dâai mái khráp |
| Nick: May I take a day off to go to my close friend's wedding? |
| ชานนท์: คุณจะลาวันไหนล่ะ |
| khun jà laa wan năi là |
| Chanon: When are you taking a day off? |
| นิก: วันจันทร์ที่จะถึงครับ |
| wan jan thîi jà thǔeng khráp |
| Nick: This coming Monday. |
| ชานนท์: ไม่มีปัญหาครับ แต่อย่าลืมส่งอีเมลไปแจ้งแผนกบุคคลล่ะ |
| mâi mii bpan-hăa khráp dtàae yàa luuem sòng ii-meo bpai jâaeng phà-nàaek bùk-khon là |
| Chanon: No problem, but don't forget to send an email to inform the HR Department. |
| นิก: ขอบคุณมากครับ |
| khàawp-khun mâak khráp |
| Nick: Thank you! |
| John: That was a very relaxed and easy way to get some time off work. |
| Anutida: Yes, Nick got his day off without any problems at all. |
| John: What can you tell us about holidays and annual leave in Thailand? |
| Anutida: Employees have a minimum of 13 days paid public holidays annually. |
| John: What if a public holiday falls on a weekend? |
| Anutida: Then the next working day will be a holiday to make up for it. |
| John: What kind of days are considered public holidays? |
| Anutida: Labor Day on May 1st is one. |
| John: How about Christmas? |
| Anutida: Many holidays in Thailand are related to Buddhism, so Christmas isn’t a holiday. |
| John: Even though the commercial sector promotes and celebrates it? |
| Anutida: Yes, still not a holiday. Chinese New Year isn’t either. |
| John: Okay, now onto the vocab. |
| VOCAB LIST |
| John: Let’s take a look at the vocabulary from this lesson. The first word is... |
| Anutida: ลางาน(laa ngaan) [natural native speed] |
| John: "to take a day off, to take leave" |
| Anutida: ลางาน(laa ngaan) [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Anutida: ลางาน(laa ngaan) [natural native speed] |
| John: Next we have... |
| Anutida: เพื่อนสนิท(phûuean sà-nìt) [natural native speed] |
| John: "close friend" |
| Anutida: เพื่อนสนิท(phûuean sà-nìt) [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Anutida: เพื่อนสนิท(phûuean sà-nìt) [natural native speed] |
| John: Next we have... |
| Anutida: งานแต่งงาน(ngaan dtàaeng-ngaan) [natural native speed] |
| John: "wedding" |
| Anutida: งานแต่งงาน(ngaan dtàaeng-ngaan) [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Anutida: งานแต่งงาน(ngaan dtàaeng-ngaan) [natural native speed] |
| John: Next we have... |
| Anutida: วันจันทร์(wan jan) [natural native speed] |
| John: "Monday" |
| Anutida: วันจันทร์(wan jan) [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Anutida: วันจันทร์(wan jan) [natural native speed] |
| John: Next we have... |
| Anutida: ที่จะถึง(thîi jà thǔeng) [natural native speed] |
| John: "coming" |
| Anutida: ที่จะถึง(thîi jà thǔeng) [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Anutida: ที่จะถึง(thîi jà thǔeng) [natural native speed] |
| John: Next we have... |
| Anutida: ไม่มีปัญหา(mâi mii bpan-hăa) [natural native speed] |
| John: "no problem" |
| Anutida: ไม่มีปัญหา(mâi mii bpan-hăa) [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Anutida: ไม่มีปัญหา(mâi mii bpan-hăa) [natural native speed] |
| John: Next we have... |
| Anutida: อีเมล(ii-meo) [natural native speed] |
| John: "email" |
| Anutida: อีเมล(ii-meo) [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Anutida: อีเมล(ii-meo) [natural native speed] |
| John: And last... |
| Anutida: แจ้ง(jâaeng) [natural native speed] |
| John: "to inform" |
| Anutida: แจ้ง(jâaeng) [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Anutida: แจ้ง(jâaeng) [natural native speed] |
| KEY VOCAB AND PHRASES |
| John: Let's have a closer look at the usage of some of the words and phrases from this lesson. The first word is... |
| Anutida: มีอะไรหรอ(mii à-rai rǎaw) |
| John: meaning "What is it?," "What's wrong?", "Is there anything wrong?" |
| John: This is a question. |
| Anutida: First is มี(mii), meaning "to have" or "there is/are," then อะไร(à-rai), meaning "what" or "something" or "anything" and then หรอ (rǎaw). |
| John: This is the question particle. You can use this question when you want to know what is going on. |
| Anutida: This is informal, so it’s used with friends or those younger than you. |
| John: Is there a way to make it more polite? |
| Anutida: Yes, you can add the polite ending particle. For example, มีอะไรหรอคะ(mii à-rai rǎaw khá) or มีอะไรหรอครับ(mii à-rai rǎaw khráp). |
| John: Can you give us an example using this word? |
| Anutida: Sure. For example, you can say... ดูเครียดๆนะ มีอะไรหรอ(duu khrîiat khrîiat ná mii à-rai rǎaw) |
| John: ...which means "You look stressed. What is it?" |
| John: Okay, what's the next word? |
| Anutida: วันจันทร์ที่จะถึง(wan jan thîi jà thǔeng) |
| John: meaning "This coming Monday." |
| John: Let’s look at this phrase. |
| Anutida: First is วันจันทร์(wan jan), which means "Monday," followed by ที่จะถึง(thîi jà thǔeng). |
| John: That means "the coming…" |
| Anutida: You can use this phrase with other days of the week. |
| John: It’s usually used to talk about appointments or schedules. |
| Anutida: It can be used by anyone at any time. |
| John: Can you give us an example using this word? |
| Anutida: Sure. For example, you can say... วันอาทิตย์ที่จะถึงนี้ฉันจะไปอเมริกา(wan aa-thít thîi jà thǔeng níi chăn jà bpai à-mee-rí-gaa) |
| John: ... which means "This coming Sunday, I am going to America." |
| John: Okay, now onto the lesson focus. |
Lesson focus |
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| John: In this lesson, you'll learn about asking for a day off. |
| John: We’ll begin by looking at some vocabulary and phrases that can help us with making requests for time off. |
| Anutida: First is ลา (laa). |
| John: This is a verb, meaning "to leave, to say goodbye." |
| Anutida: Next is ลางาน (laa ngaan). |
| John: This is also a verb, meaning "to take leave, to take a day off." The next verb is... |
| Anutida: ลาป่วย (laa bpùuai) |
| John: "to take sick leave." A similar verb is... |
| Anutida: โทรลาป่วย (thoo laa bpùuai) |
| John: "to call in sick." |
| Anutida: Next is ลาคลอด (laa klâawt) |
| John: "to take maternity leave." Next are a couple of nouns. |
| Anutida: First is ใบรับรองแพทย์ (bai ráp-raawng phâaet) |
| John: "proof of sickness, medical certificate." The second and final noun is... |
| Anutida: ใบลา (bai laa) |
| John: "leave application form." So you’ve used these words to make a leave request, but how will your employer answer? |
| Anutida: They could say ไม่มีปัญหา (mâi mii bpan-hăa) |
| John: "No problem." They could also say... |
| Anutida: โอเค (oo-khee) |
| John: "okay." If they need to check before they give you an answer, you might hear... |
| Anutida: ฉันไม่แน่ใจ (chăn mâi nâae-jai) |
| John: "I’m not sure." And if you can’t take the leave, you might hear instead... |
| Anutida: ไม่มีทาง (mâi mii thaang) |
| John: "no way" |
| Anutida: Or, ฉันไม่คิดอย่างนั้นนะ (chăn mâi khít yàang-nán ná) |
| John: "I don’t think so." |
| John: Listeners, find more information and examples in the Lesson Notes PDF of this lesson. |
Outro |
| John: Okay, that’s all for this lesson. Thank you for listening, everyone, and we’ll see you next time! Bye! |
| Anutida: แล้วพบกันใหม่ค่ะ (láaeo phóp gan mài khâ) |
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