กวนๆ
guuan guuanMeaning
1AdjectiveB1
annoying; cheeky
describing a person or behavior that annoys or provokes others in a cheeky or teasing way; often playful but can be mildly rude.
Examples
เพื่อนpêuuanเพื่อนpêuuan1friend2companion; peer (classmate, colleague)คนนี้kon néeคนนี้kon néethis personของฉันkŏng chănของฉันkŏng chănmy; mineเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4alive; living5[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)คนkonคนkon1person; human2classifier: people3[to] stir; mix by stirringกวนๆguuan guuanกวนๆguuan guuanannoying; cheeky
This friend of mine is a cheeky person.
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เขาkăoชอบchôpตอบคำถามdtòp kam tăamแบบbàepกวนๆguuan guuanแต่dtàeจริงๆjing jingแล้วláeoเขาkăoไม่ได้mâi dâaiตั้งใจdtâng jaiจะjàหยาบคายyàap kaai
He likes to answer questions in a cheeky way, but he doesn't actually intend to be rude.
อย่าyàaไปbpaiถือสาคำtĕu săa kamพูดpôotเขาkăoเลยloieเขาkăoเป็นbpenคนพูดkon pôotจาjaaตรงๆdtrong dtrongกวนๆguuan guuanแบบนี้bàep néeแหละlàe
Don't take his words to heart; he's just a person who speaks bluntly and cheekily like this.
ท่าทางtâa taangกวนๆguuan guuanของเขาkŏng kăoทำให้tam hâiบางคนbaang konหมั่นไส้màn sâiแต่dtàeสำหรับsăm-ràpเพื่อนสนิทpêuuan sà-nìtแล้วláeoมันmanคือkeuเรื่องตลกrêuuang dtà-lòk
His provocative manner makes some people annoyed, but for his close friends, it's just a joke.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is กวนๆ said กวน-กวน?
guuan guuan
Thai spelling does not always show how a word sounds. This is how it is said.
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableEnds in -น, a sonorant, so it is live.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Mid tone
guuan
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 | — | — |