คนชั้นสูง
kon-chán-sǔungMeaning
1NounB1
upper-class person; aristocrat
a person belonging to the upper class of society; an aristocrat or socialite.
Examples
เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillมาจากmaa-jàakมาจากmaa-jàak1[to] come from; be from (source/origin)2[to] originate/derive from3[to] result from; be due toครอบครัวkrɔ̂ɔp-kruuaครอบครัวkrɔ̂ɔp-kruuafamily; householdคนชั้นสูงkon-chán-sǔungคนชั้นสูงkon-chán-sǔungupper-class person; aristocratที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerร่ำรวยrâm-ruuaiร่ำรวยrâm-ruuai1rich; wealthy2abundant (figurative)มากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2much; a lot; greatly3many; numerous
He comes from a very wealthy upper-class family.
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คนชั้นสูงkon-chán-sǔungในสมัยก่อนnai-sà-mǎi-gɔ̀ɔnนิยมní-yomส่งsòngลูกlûukไปเรียนbpai-riianต่อdtɔ̀ɔต่างประเทศdtàang-bprà-têet
In the past, the upper class favored sending their children to study abroad.
แม้ว่าmɛ́ɛ-wâaเธอtəəจะเป็นjà-bpenคนชั้นสูงkon-chán-sǔungแต่dtɛ̀ɛเธอtəəก็gɔ̂ชอบchɔ̂ɔpใช้ชีวิตchái-chii-wítแบบbɛ̀ɛpธรรมดาtam-má-daaและlɛ́ช่วยเหลือchûuai-lʉ̌ʉaคนอื่นkon-ʉ̀ʉnเสมอsà-mə̌ə
Even though she is from the upper class, she likes to live a normal life and always helps others.
รสนิยมrót-ní-yomทางtaangศิลปะsǐn-lá-bpàและlɛ́แฟชั่นfɛɛ-chânของkɔ̌ɔngคนชั้นสูงkon-chán-sǔungมักจะmák-jàมีอิทธิพลmii-ìt-tí-ponต่อdtɔ̀ɔกระแสนิยมgrà-sɛ̌ɛ-ní-yomในnaiสังคมsǎng-komวงกว้างwong-gwâang
The artistic and fashion tastes of the upper class often influence trends in wider society.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
3 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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ชั้นสูงchán-sǔungชั้นสูงchán-sǔung1high-level; advanced; of a high standard2upper-class; aristocratic; noble3the upper class; the elitehigh-level; advanced; of a high standardPart 2
คนชั้นสูงkon-chán-sǔungคนชั้นสูงkon-chán-sǔungupper-class person; aristocratupper-class person; aristocratWord