Staffroom and Colleagues

Thai for coordinating lessons and building good working relationships.

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🤝 Lesson overview

Handle common staffroom conversations: open a request politely, confirm rooms and schedules, ask for help, check on meetings and assembly, and join everyday social exchanges with colleagues.

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🤝 Staffroom and Colleagues

ขอรบกวนหน่อย ค่ะ

RTGS kho ropkuan noi kha

Paiboon kɔ̌ɔ róp-guan nɔ̀ɔi kâ

IPA kʰɔː˩˩˦ rop˦˥.kuːan˧ nɔːj˨˩ kʰa˥˩

Literal: Request • Disturb/Bother • A little • [politeness particle: kha]

Excuse me for bothering you

Use this before asking a favor, especially with a busy or senior colleague.

🎯 Goals

In this lesson, you will practice how to:

Open requests politely with colleagues and senior staff.
Confirm rooms, periods, meetings, and assembly plans.
Ask for help with documents and day-to-day tasks.
Use friendly workplace greetings and thanks.

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