ประกาศ
announce
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- 1 announce、declare、proclaim
- 2 announcement、notice、public declaration
This word is used for making information or a decision public. As a verb, it means to announce or declare; as a noun, it refers to the resulting announcement or notice.
announce、declare、proclaim
To make information, a decision, or a position publicly known, sometimes with the formal force of a declaration.
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โรงเรียนประกาศผลสอบแล้ว rooŋ rian prakàat phǒn sɔ̀ɔp lɛ́ɛw The school has announced the exam results. โรงเรียนประกาศผลสอบแล้ว details
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รัฐบาลประกาศภาวะฉุกเฉิน rátthabaan prakàat phaawá chùkchə̌ən The government declared a state of emergency. รัฐบาลประกาศภาวะฉุกเฉิน details
announcement、notice、public declaration
A piece of information made public, such as an announcement, posted notice, or official declaration.
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อ่านประกาศนี้ให้ละเอียด àan prakàat níi hây láìat Read this notice carefully. อ่านประกาศนี้ให้ละเอียด details
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มีประกาศจากบริษัท mii prakàat càak bɔɔrisàt There is an announcement from the company. มีประกาศจากบริษัท details
Learning notes
Explanation
The central idea of ประกาศ is putting information into the public sphere so that many people can know about it. As a verb, it is followed by what is being announced, as in ประกาศผลสอบ (“announce exam results”) and ประกาศรับสมัคร (“announce that applications are open”). ประกาศว่า followed by a clause means “announce that...” With major government or organizational decisions, it can have the stronger, more formal sense of “declare” or “proclaim.” For example, ประกาศภาวะฉุกเฉิน means “declare a state of emergency.” As a noun, it refers to the announcement or public notice itself. Written announcements can be counted with the classifier ฉบับ, as in ประกาศหนึ่งฉบับ.
Usage
It is common in school announcements, company hiring notices and policy updates, station or airport announcements, event changes, and official government declarations. On websites and noticeboards, ประกาศ or ประกาศสำคัญ (“important announcement”) often appears as a heading.
Caution
For simply telling one person something, บอก (“tell”) or แจ้ง (“inform/notify”) is usually more natural. Also, ordinary commercial advertising is โฆษณา, not ประกาศ. Use ประกาศ when the main purpose is to make information public, as with an official notice or job announcement.