Intermediate · Phrases · 33 words

Instructions & Reports at Work

Phrases for asking your staff or team to do something, checking on it, and hearing reports. To avoid sounding bossy in a Thai workplace, add ช่วย...หน่อย or นะ.

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ช่วยทำให้เสร็จภายในวันนี้นะchûai tham hâi sèt phaai-nai wan-níi nátɕʰûaj tʰam hâj sèt pʰaːj.naj wan.níː náʔPlease get this finished today, okay?
ทำต่อเลยtham dtɔ̀ɔ ləəitʰam tɔ̀ː lɤːjKeep going.
พักก่อนได้phák gɔ̀ɔn dâaipʰák kɔ̀ːn dâːjYou can take a break first.
ช่วยเช็กให้หน่อยchûai chék hâi nɔ̀itɕʰûaj tɕʰék hâj nɔ̀jCould you check this for me?
ตอนนี้ถึงไหนแล้วdtɔɔn-níi thʉ̌ng nǎi lɛ́ɛotɔːn.níː tʰɯ̌ŋ nǎj lɛ́ːwHow far along are you now?
เสร็จแล้วบอกด้วยนะsèt lɛ́ɛo bɔ̀ɔk dûai násèt lɛ́ːw bɔ̀ːk dûaj náʔLet me know when you're done, okay?
มีปัญหาให้รีบบอกนะmii pan-hǎa hâi rîip bɔ̀ɔk námiː pan.hǎː hâj rîːp bɔ̀ːk náʔIf there's a problem, tell me right away, okay?
ทำไมถึงเป็นแบบนี้tham-mai thʉ̌ng pen bɛ̀ɛp níitʰam.maj tʰɯ̌ŋ pen bɛ̀ːp níːWhy did this happen?
สาเหตุคืออะไรsǎa-hèet khʉʉ a-raisǎː.hèːt kʰɯː ʔa.rajWhat's the cause?
ลองทำแบบนี้ดูlɔɔng tham bɛ̀ɛp níi duulɔːŋ tʰam bɛ̀ːp níː duːTry doing it like this.
ทำแบบเดิมtham bɛ̀ɛp dəəmtʰam bɛ̀ːp dɤːmDo it the same way as before.
ห้ามทำแบบนี้อีกนะhâam tham bɛ̀ɛp níi ìik náhâːm tʰam bɛ̀ːp níː ʔìːk náʔDon't do this again, okay?
ระวังด้วยนะrá-wang dûai nárá.waŋ dûaj náʔBe careful, okay?
ใส่หมวกนิรภัยด้วยsài mùak ní-rá-phai dûaisàj mùak ní.rá.pʰaj dûajPlease wear your hard hat.
หยุดเครื่องก่อนyùt khrʉ̂ang gɔ̀ɔnjùt kʰrɯ̂aŋ kɔ̀ːnStop the machine first.
แยกของเสียไว้yɛ̂ɛk khɔ̌ɔng-sǐa wáijɛ̂ːk kʰɔ̌ːŋ.sǐa wájSet the defective items aside.
นับสต็อกให้หน่อยnáp sà-dtɔ́k hâi nɔ̀ináp sà.tɔ́k hâj nɔ̀jCould you count the stock for me?
ของจะส่งได้วันไหนkhɔ̌ɔng jà sòng dâai wan nǎikʰɔ̌ːŋ tɕàʔ sòŋ dâːj wan nǎjWhat day can the goods ship?
ส่งไม่ทันครับsòng mâi than khrápsòŋ mâj tʰan kʰrápWe won't make the delivery date.
ขอเวลาอีกสองวันครับkhɔ̌ɔ wee-laa ìik sɔ̌ɔng wan khrápkʰɔ̌ː weː.laː ʔìːk sɔ̌ːŋ wan kʰrápPlease give me two more days.
เครื่องเสียครับkhrʉ̂ang sǐa khrápkʰrɯ̂aŋ sǐa kʰrápThe machine has broken down.
เรียกช่างมาดูหน่อยrîak châang maa duu nɔ̀irîak tɕʰâːŋ maː duː nɔ̀jCall a technician to take a look.
รายงานให้หัวหน้าทราบด้วยraai-ngaan hâi hǔa-nâa sâap dûairaːj.ŋaːn hâj hǔa.nâː sâːp dûajPlease report it to the supervisor too.
ทำได้ดีมากtham dâai dii mâaktʰam dâːj diː mâːkVery well done.
ขอบใจนะkhɔ̀ɔp-jai nákʰɔ̀ːp.tɕaj náʔThanks (to someone junior).
ไม่เป็นไร ครั้งหน้าระวังนะmâi pen rai khráng-nâa rá-wang námâj pen raj kʰráŋ.nâː rá.waŋ náʔThat's okay, just be careful next time.
วันนี้ทำโอทีได้ไหมwan-níi tham oo-thii dâai mǎiwan.níː tʰam ʔoː.tʰiː dâːj mǎjCan you work overtime today?
พรุ่งนี้เข้างานกี่โมงphrûng-níi khâo ngaan gìi moongpʰrûŋ.níː kʰâw ŋaːn kìː moːŋWhat time do you start work tomorrow?
ประชุมสั้นๆ ก่อนเริ่มงานprà-chum sân-sân gɔ̀ɔn rə̂əm ngaanprà.tɕʰum sân.sân kɔ̀ːn rɤ̂ːm ŋaːnLet's have a short meeting before we start work.
ใครรับผิดชอบเรื่องนี้khrai ráp-phìt-chɔ̂ɔp rʉ̂ang níikʰraj ráp.pʰìt.tɕʰɔ̂ːp rɯ̂aŋ níːWho's in charge of this?
ช่วยสรุปให้หน่อยchûai sà-rùp hâi nɔ̀itɕʰûaj sà.rùp hâj nɔ̀jCould you summarize it for me?
ส่งรายงานภายในวันศุกร์นะsòng raai-ngaan phaai-nai wan-sùk násòŋ raːj.ŋaːn pʰaːj.naj wan.sùk náʔHand in the report by Friday, okay?
ทำตามคู่มือนะtham dtaam khûu-mʉʉ nátʰam taːm kʰûː.mɯː náʔFollow the manual, okay?

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