คนชนบท
kon-chon-ná-bòtMeaning
1NounA2
rural person; country person
A person from a rural area or the countryside.
Examples
เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4alive; living5[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)คนชนบทkon-chon-ná-bòtคนชนบทkon-chon-ná-bòtrural person; country person
He is a person from the countryside.
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Most people from the countryside work in agriculture.
คุณปู่kun-bpùuของฉันkɔ̌ɔng-chǎnเป็นbpenคนชนบทkon-chon-ná-bòtท่านtânชอบchɔ̂ɔpชีวิตchii-wítที่tîiเรียบง่ายrîiap-ngâai
My grandfather is a country person; he likes a simple life.
วิถีชีวิตwí-tǐi-chii-wítของkɔ̌ɔngคนชนบทkon-chon-ná-bòtกับgàpคนในเมืองkon-nai-mʉʉangมีmiiความแตกต่างkwaam-dtɛ̀ɛk-dtàangกันganอย่างเห็นได้ชัดyàang-hěn-dâai-chát
The way of life of people from the countryside and people in the city is distinctly different.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is คนชนบท said คน-ชน-นะ-บท?
kon-chon-ná-bòt
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
4 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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คนชนบทkon-chon-ná-bòtคนชนบทkon-chon-ná-bòtrural person; country personrural person; country personWord