กงสุล
gong-sǔnMeaning
1NounB2
consul
an official appointed by a government to live in a foreign city to protect and promote its citizens and interests
Examples
ถ้าtâaถ้าtâaif; in caseคุณkunคุณkun1you (polite)2Mr.; Ms.; Mrs. (title)3quality; virtue; meritมีปัญหาmii-bpan-hǎaมีปัญหาmii-bpan-hǎa[to] have a problem; there is a problemในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)ต่างประเทศdtàang-bprà-têetต่างประเทศdtàang-bprà-têet1abroad; foreign countries2foreign; overseas3abroad; overseasคุณkunคุณkun1you (polite)2Mr.; Ms.; Mrs. (title)3quality; virtue; meritสามารถsǎa-mâatสามารถsǎa-mâat1able; capable2talented; competentขอkɔ̌ɔขอkɔ̌ɔ1[to] request; ask for [sth]2polite request marker3[to] beg; plead4[to] wish for; pray forความช่วยเหลือkwaam-chûuai-lʉ̌ʉaความช่วยเหลือkwaam-chûuai-lʉ̌ʉahelp; assistance; aidจากjàakจากjàak1from; away from2[to] leave; depart; part from3nipa palmกงสุลgong-sǔnกงสุลgong-sǔnconsulไทยtaiไทยtai1Thai (language)2Thai; of Thailand3Thai personได้dâaiได้dâai1okay; sure; agreed2[to] get; obtain; receive3can; [to] be able to; may4[to] manage to; succeed in5actualized-action marker
If you have problems abroad, you can ask for help from the Thai consul.
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ท่านtânกงสุลgong-sǔnจะjàเดินทางdəən-taangมาเยือนmaa-yʉʉanเมืองmʉʉangของเราkɔ̌ɔng-raoในnaiวันพรุ่งนี้wan-prûng-níi
The consul will visit our city tomorrow.
รัฐบาลrát-tà-baanได้dâaiแต่งตั้งdtɛ̀ng-dtângให้hâiเขาkǎoเป็นbpenกงสุลgong-sǔnประจำbprà-jamเมืองโอซาก้าmʉʉang-oo-saa-gâaเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaดูแลduu-lɛɛผลประโยชน์pǒn-bprà-yòotของkɔ̌ɔngคนไทยkon-taiในพื้นที่nai-pʉ́ʉn-tîi
The government appointed him as the consul in Osaka to look after the interests of Thai people in the area.
กงสุลgong-sǔnกิตติมศักดิ์gìt-dtì-má-sàkมีmiiหน้าที่สำคัญnâa-tîi-sǎm-kanในnaiการส่งเสริมgaan-sòng-sə̌əmความสัมพันธ์kwaam-sǎm-panทางการค้าtaang-gaan-káaและlɛ́วัฒนธรรมwát-tá-ná-tamระหว่างrá-wàangสองsɔ̌ɔngประเทศbprà-têet
The honorary consul has an important duty in promoting trade and cultural relations between the two countries.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableEnds in -ง, a sonorant, so it is live.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Mid tone
gong
Level, in your normal speaking voice.
Mid class + No tone mark + Live syllable → Mid
Tone chart
Every class and spelling pattern, with this syllable outlined.
| Mid class | High class | Low class | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No mark + live | Mid | Rising | Mid |
| No mark + dead short | Low | Low | High |
| No mark + dead long | Low | Low | Falling |
| Mai ek | Low | Low | Falling |
| Mai tho | Falling | Falling | High |
| Mai tri | High | — | — |
| Mai chattawa | Rising | — | — |