
Noun: แผนก (phà-hnàek)
Meaning: department
In this Thai lesson, we learn how to use the noun แผนก (phà-hnàek), which means ‘department.’ A แผนก (phà-hnàek) is a division within a company, organisation, hospital, school, or government office. Each department has its own responsibilities and staff.
It can be used with other words to form different meanings, such as:
- แผนกบริหาร (phà-hnàek bāw-rí-hǎan) = Administrative Department
- แผนกบุคคล (phà-hnàek bùk-khōn) = Human Resources (HR) Department
- แผนกฝึกอบรม (phà-hnàek fèuk-ōb-rōm) = Training Department
- แผนกพัฒนาบุคลากร (phà-hnàek phád-thá-nāa búk-khá-lāa-gōrn) = Staff Development Department
- แผนกความปลอดภัย (phà-hnàek khwāam-bplàwd-phāi) = Safety Department
- แผนกประชาสัมพันธ์ (phà-hnàek bprà-chāa-sǎm-phān) = Public Relations (PR) Department
- แผนกเลขานุการ (phà-hnàek lāy-khǎa-nú-gāan) = Secretarial Department
- แผนกบัญชี (phà-hnàek bān-chēe) = Accounting Department
- แผนกการตลาด (phà-hnàek gāan-dtà-hlàad) = Marketing Department
- แผนกขาย (phà-hnàek khǎai) = Sales Department
- แผนกบริการลูกค้า (phà-hnàek bāw-rí-gāan lûuk-kháa) = Customer Service Department
- แผนกต้อนรับ (phà-hnàek dtáwn-ráb) = Reception / Front Desk Department
- แผนกรับลูกค้า (phà-hnàek ráb lûuk-kháa) = Reception Department
- แผนกไอที (phà-hnàek IT) = IT Department
- แผนกจัดซื้อ (phà-hnàek jàd-séu) = Purchasing Department
- แผนกจัดส่ง (phà-hnàek jàd-sòng) = Dispatch Department
- แผนกขนส่ง (phà-hnàek khǒn-sòng) = Transport Department
- แผนกคลังสินค้า (phà-hnàek khlāng sǐn-kháa) = Warehouse Department
- แผนกสิ่งแวดล้อม (phà-hnàek sìng-wâed-láwm) = Environmental Department
- แผนกบัญชีเงินเดือน (phà-hnàek bān-chēe ngēuhn-dēuan) = Payroll Department
- แผนกแม่บ้าน (phà-hnàek mâe-báan) = Housekeeping Department
- แผนกวิศวกรรม (phà-hnàek wí-sà-wá-gām) = Engineering Department
- แผนกซ่อมบำรุง (phà-hnàek sâwm-bām-rūng) = Maintenance Department
- แผนกกฎหมาย (phà-hnàek gòd-hmǎai) = Legal Department
- แผนกตรวจสอบภายใน (phà-hnàek dtrûad-sàwb phāai-nāi) = Internal Audit Department
- แผนกผลิต (phà-hnàek phà-hlìd) = Production Department
- แผนกควบคุมคุณภาพ (phà-hnàek khûab-khūm khūn-ná-phâab) = Quality Control Department
- แผนกวิจัยและพัฒนา (phà-hnàek wí-jāi láe phád-thá-nāa) = Research and Development (R&D) Department
- แผนกฉุกเฉิน (phà-hnàek chùk-chěuhn) = Emergency Department
- แผนกผู้ป่วยนอก (phà-hnàek phôo-bpùay nâwk) = Outpatient Department (OPD)
- แผนกผู้ป่วยใน (phà-hnàek phôo-bpùay nāi) = Inpatient Department (IPD)
For examples (ตัวอย่างเช่น — dtūa-awyàang chên)
ฉันทำงานในแผนกบัญชี
chǎn thām-ngāan nāi phà-hnàek bān-chēe
Literal: I do-work in department account.
I work in the accounting department.
The noun บัญชี (bān-chēe) means ‘account,’ ‘record,’ ‘list,’ or ‘accounting.’ It is commonly used in business, banking, finance, and everyday life.
เขาอยู่แผนกการตลาด
khǎo awyùu phà-hnàek gāan-dtà-hlàad
Literal: He to be situated department action of marketing.
He works in the marketing department.
The noun การตลาด (gāan-dtà-hlàad) means ‘marketing.’ It refers to the activities involved in promoting, advertising, selling, and researching products or services to attract customers.
กรุณาติดต่อแผนกบริการลูกค้า
gà-rú-nāa dtìd-dtàw phà-hnàek bāw-rí-gāan lûuk-kháa
Literal: Please contact department to give service customer.
Please contact the customer service department.
The word บริการ (bāw-rí-gāan) means ‘to service’ or ‘to provide a service.’ It can function as both a noun and a verb, depending on the sentence.
ฉันต้องส่งเอกสารให้แผนกการเงิน
chǎn dtâwng sòng àek-gà-sǎan hâi phà-hnàek gāan-ngēuhn
Literal: I have to send document for department action of financing.
I need to send the documents to the finance department.
The noun การเงิน (gāan-ngēuhn) mean ‘finance’ or ‘financial matters.’ It refers to the management of money, including earning, spending, saving borrowing, investing, and budgeting. It is commonly used to business, banking, and everyday life.

Homework (การบ้าน — gāan-bâan)
Practise putting your newly learned Thai word into a sentence by translating the following sentences below.
- This company has many departments.
- My older brother is the production department manager.
- The IT department helped solve my problem.
- The sales department is having a meeting.
- She works in the Human Resources department.






