Thai · Work & Business
rong ngan
Factory
A building where goods are made with machines.
ปู่เคยทำงานที่โรงงาน
Grandpa used to work in a factory.
The word 'โรงงาน' (rong ngan) originates from 'โรง' (rong, meaning 'building') and 'งาน' (ngan, meaning 'work'). As industrialization progressed in Thailand, the term evolved to denote a place of production and labor.
Primarily used in formal and informal contexts related to industry, 'โรงงาน' appears in both spoken and written Thai, with no major regional dialect variations affecting its understanding.