homework
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- 1 homework、school assignment
- 2 advance research、preparation
This word primarily means homework assigned by a teacher. It can also refer figuratively to research and preparation done before a meeting, presentation, negotiation, or similar activity.
homework、school assignment
It is schoolwork assigned by a teacher to be completed outside class.
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วันนี้มีการบ้านไหม wan níi mii kaan bâan mǎy Do we have any homework today? วันนี้มีการบ้านไหม details
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ครูให้การบ้านนักเรียน khruu hây kaan bâan nákrian The teacher gives the students homework. ครูให้การบ้านนักเรียน details
advance research、preparation
Figuratively, it means the research, planning, or other preparation completed before an important activity.
Learning notes
Explanation
The core meaning is homework assigned by a teacher. Common combinations include ทำการบ้าน “do homework,” มีการบ้าน “have homework,” ให้การบ้าน “assign homework,” and ส่งการบ้าน “submit homework.” Although the word contains บ้าน, meaning “home,” การบ้าน functions as a fixed word meaning “homework”; it does not refer to activities at home in general. In professional contexts, it can be used figuratively for researching a topic and thinking things through in advance. The expression ทำการบ้านมา often implies that someone arrived having already done the necessary preparation.
Usage
It is extremely common in school and family conversations about assigning, doing, finishing, forgetting, or submitting homework. Its figurative use appears in discussions of preparation for meetings, presentations, interviews, sales calls, and negotiations.
Caution
การบ้าน does not mean household chores; use งานบ้าน for that. Its figurative meaning depends on context, since an isolated phrase such as ทำการบ้าน can simply mean “do homework.”