โรงงาน
factory
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- 1 factory、manufacturing plant
A place where workers and machinery manufacture products or process materials, corresponding to a factory or industrial plant.
factory、manufacturing plant
A facility equipped for manufacturing goods or processing materials, usually with workers, machinery, and an organized production process.
Learning notes
Explanation
โรงงาน is the standard Thai word for a factory: a facility where goods are manufactured or materials are processed. It usually suggests an organized operation involving workers, machinery, and production processes. The word is formed from โรง, a building or facility used for a particular activity, and งาน, meaning work. In normal use, however, โรงงาน should be learned as a single word. To specify what a factory makes, โรงงานผลิต can be followed by the product. For example, โรงงานผลิตรถยนต์ means “car factory.” Factories can be counted with แห่ง or โรง: โรงงานสามแห่ง and โรงงานสามโรง both mean “three factories.” แห่ง is also common in expressions such as โรงงานแห่งนี้, “this factory.”
Usage
This word is common when discussing manufacturing, employment, business operations, and local economies. It also frequently appears in news and official contexts involving factory construction or closure, working conditions, industrial safety, emissions, and wastewater.
Caution
โรงงาน normally refers to a facility used for manufacturing or processing, not just any workplace. An office is สำนักงาน, a warehouse is โกดัง, and a shop is ร้าน. Although some dictionaries include “workshop” as a translation, a small craft or repair workshop may be better described as โรงช่าง.
Differences from similar words
1 factory synonyms
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โรงช่าง is a workshop where craftspeople make or repair things. โรงงาน generally refers to a more organized factory or manufacturing facility.