คนงาน
kon-ngaanMeaning
1NounA2
worker; laborer
a person employed to perform physical or manual work, typically in construction, factories, farms, or similar settings
Examples
คนงานkon-ngaanคนงานkon-ngaanworker; laborerกำลังgam-langกำลังgam-lang1currently; in the middle of2power; strength3power (physics)4troops; forcesสร้างsâangสร้างsâang1[to] build; construct2[to] create; produce3[to] establish; found4[to] generate; developบ้านbâanบ้านbâan1house; home2home (family unit)3village; hometown4classifier: หลัง5domestic; domesticated; cultivated
The worker is building a house.
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The factory workers will finish work at 5 PM.
เมื่อวานmʉ̂ʉa-waanคนงานก่อสร้างkon-ngaan-gɔ̀ɔ-sâangไม่ได้mâi-dâaiมาmaaทำงานtam-ngaanเพราะprɔ́ฝนตกหนักfǒn-dtòk-nàk
Yesterday, the construction workers didn't come to work because it rained heavily.
คนงานkon-ngaanในnaiไร่râiเริ่มrə̂əmเก็บgèpผลไม้pǒn-lá-máaiตั้งแต่dtâng-dtɛ̀ɛเช้าตรู่cháo-dtrùuเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaส่งไปsòng-bpaiขายkǎaiที่tîiตลาดdtà-làat
The farm workers start picking fruit early in the morning to send to the market.
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 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 | — | — |
Word Breakdown
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งานngaanงานngaan1work; job; employment2task; assignment; duty3event; fair; function4work (product); creation5unit (classifier) for events6work (physics)work; job; employmentPart 2
คนงานkon-ngaanคนงานkon-ngaanworker; laborerworker; laborerWord