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08:47 Oct 18, 2011
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Marketing - Slang / marketing
English term or phrase: work-a-day world
It's hard to say what got you there - it could be anything, from just being exhausted because of your work-a-day world schedule to common conplacency with your lover in the bedroom.


I do not know what is the appropriate word for work-a-day world. Please someone help me. Thank you in advance.
Butsaba Dusrai
Local time: 04:06


Summary of answers provided
5work-a-day world schedule = ตารางประจำวัน
Krissadaporn
4โลกของการทำงานที่จำเจ
Wiriya
4ตารางทำงานในหนึ่งวัน
snowyash
4โลกียวัตร
Soonthon LUPKITARO(Ph.D.)


  

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21 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
โลกียวัตร


Explanation:
See a number of translations here: http://www.google.co.th/webhp?sourceid=chrome-instant&ie=UTF...

Soonthon LUPKITARO(Ph.D.)
Thailand
Local time: 04:06
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Native speaker of: Native in ThaiThai
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11 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
ตารางทำงานในหนึ่งวัน


Explanation:
Work-a-day is just a different way of saying "a day's work" in English. It's more of a cliche saying. You can just translate it as "because of your one day's work schedule". You can try to be cliche in thai too :D

snowyash
Local time: 00:06
Native speaker of: Native in ThaiThai, Native in EnglishEnglish
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Asker: Thank you so much ka

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9 days   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
work-a-day world schedule = ตารางประจำวัน


Explanation:
I think the best translation for this part (work-a-day world schedule) should be ตารางประจำวัน .

(Back translation of ตารางประจำวัน is daily schedule.)


Better not to translate "Work-a-day world" alone.

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Note added at 9 days (2011-10-27 21:07:37 GMT)
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workaday means

1. being a part of general human experience; ordinary
2. (Business / Industrial Relations & HR Terms) suitable for working days; everyday or practical

http://www.thefreedictionary.com/workaday

Example sentence(s):
  • ตารางเวลาประจำวันจันทร์ – ศุกร์

    Reference: http://www.thefreedictionary.com/workaday
    Reference: http://www.icsratchaburi.com/main/timetable
Krissadaporn
Canada
Local time: 17:06
Native speaker of: Native in ThaiThai
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177 days   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
โลกของการทำงานที่จำเจ


Explanation:
For example, after my nice vacation in Spain, I come back to work-a-day world.

Wiriya
Local time: 23:06
Native speaker of: Native in ThaiThai
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