คน
konMeanings
1NounA1
person; human
a human being; an individual
Examples
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She is a kind person and likes to help others.
My father is a diligent person; he works every day.
He is a kind person.
I see a person standing and waiting for the bus.
This morning I helped a person who was lost.
This shop has a person who makes very tasty desserts.
There are lots of people at the park today.
The people in the village work together to clean the road.
Most people like to watch series on holidays.
At this festival, people from many provinces come to join the fun.
ผมpǒmอยากyàakเป็นbpenคนkonมีmiiวินัยwí-naiเพราะprɔ́มันmanช่วยให้chûuai-hâiชีวิตchii-wítเป็นระบบbpen-rá-bòp
I want to be a disciplined person because it helps make life organized.
2ClassifierA2
classifier: people
classifier used to count people
Examples
วันนี้wan-níiวันนี้wan-níi1today (time of speech)2today; this day3nowadays; at presentมีmiiมีmii1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoนักเรียนnák-riianนักเรียนnák-riianschool student; pupilสิบsìpสิบsìp1ten2ten; unit of tenคนkonคนkon1person; human2classifier: people
Today there are ten students.
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Yesterday the line in front of the shop was long; many people were in line.
งานสัมมนาngaan-sǎm-má-naaรับrápได้dâaiไม่เกินmâi-gəənหนึ่งร้อยnʉ̀ng-rɔ́ɔiคนkonกรุณาgà-rú-naaลงทะเบียนlong-tá-biianล่วงหน้าlûuang-nâa
The seminar can accept no more than one hundred people; please register in advance.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableEnds in -น, a sonorant, so it is live.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Mid tone
kon
Level, in your normal speaking voice.
Low 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 | — | — |