คนดี
kon-diiMeanings
1NounA2
a good person; a virtuous person
a person who is morally upright, decent, or righteous
Examples
เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)คนดีkon-diiคนดีkon-dii1a good person; a virtuous person2dear; sweetheart (term of address)3a goody-goody; self-righteous person (sarcastic)
He is a good person.
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My mother always taught me to be a good person and be kind.
คุณยายkun yaaiบอกว่าbòk wâaการทำบุญgaan tam bunจะjàช่วยให้chûuai hâiเราraoได้dâiเจอjerแต่dtàeคนkonดีๆdee dee
Grandma said that making merit will help us meet only good people.
สังคมsǎng-komจะjàน่าอยู่nâa-yùuมากขึ้นmâak-kʉ̂nถ้าtâaทุกคนtúk-konพยายามpá-yaa-yaamเป็นbpenคนดีkon-diiและlɛ́เคารพkao-rópกฎหมายgòt-mǎai
Society would be a better place to live if everyone tried to be a good person and respect the law.
2NounB1
dear; sweetheart (term of address)
an affectionate way to address someone you care about (e.g., a partner or child)
Examples
คนดีkon-diiคนดีkon-dii1a good person; a virtuous person2dear; sweetheart (term of address)3a goody-goody; self-righteous person (sarcastic)ของkɔ̌ɔngของkɔ̌ɔng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsแม่mɛ̂ɛแม่mɛ̂ɛ1mother; mom2form of address for a woman (traditional/familiar)3prefix: female; main; baseมาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2[to] come to (a state or situation)3past/as of now aspect markerกินข้าวgin-kâaoกินข้าวgin-kâao1[to] have a meal; eat (general)2[to] eat rice (literal)ได้แล้วdâai-lɛ́ɛoได้แล้วdâai-lɛ́ɛogot it; done; now possibleลูกlûukลูกlûuk1child; son; daughter2offspring (of animals); young3ball; spherical object4fruit5classifier: fruits, balls, and certain other objects
My dear, come and eat now. (Mother to child)
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Was work tiring today, sweetheart? Come home and rest.
ไม่ต้องmâi-dtɔ̂ngคิดมากkít-mâakนะnáคนดีkon-diiเดี๋ยวdǐiaoพรุ่งนี้prûng-níiเราraoค่อยkɔ̂iคุยกันkui-ganใหม่mài
Don't overthink it, my dear. We can talk about it again tomorrow.
ผมpǒmรู้rúuว่าwâaคุณkunกำลังgam-langเจอjəəเรื่องrʉ̂ʉangยากลำบากyâak-lam-bàakแต่dtɛ̀ɛเชื่อchʉ̂ʉaผมpǒmนะnáคนดีkon-diiเราraoจะjàผ่านpàanมันmanไปด้วยกันbpai-dûuai-gan
I know you're going through a difficult time, but trust me, my love, we will get through this together.
3NounB2
a goody-goody; self-righteous person (sarcastic)
a person seen as overly moralistic or claiming the moral high ground (colloquial, ironic)
Examples
พอpɔɔพอpɔɔ1enough; sufficient2enough; sufficiently3[to] suffice; be enough4quite; rather; fairly5as soon as; whenเถอะน่าtə̀-nâaเถอะน่าtə̀-nâacome on; pleaseอย่าyàaอย่าyàadon’t; do not (negative imperative)มาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2[to] come to (a state or situation)3past/as of now aspect markerทำเป็นtam-bpenทำเป็นtam-bpen1[to] know how (to do sth); be able (skill)2[to] pretend; feign; act as ifคนดีkon-diiคนดีkon-dii1a good person; a virtuous person2dear; sweetheart (term of address)3a goody-goody; self-righteous person (sarcastic)สอนsɔ̌ɔnสอนsɔ̌ɔn1[to] teach [sb] [sth]2[to] instruct; train [sb]3[to] admonish; give moral guidanceคนอื่นkon-ʉ̀ʉnคนอื่นkon-ʉ̀ʉn1other people; others2someone else; another personอยู่yùuอยู่yùu1[to] live; reside; stay2to be (located); be at3progressive/continuative marker4to exist; remainตลอดเวลาdtà-lɔ̀ɔt-wee-laaตลอดเวลาdtà-lɔ̀ɔt-wee-laaall the time; constantlyเลยləəiเลยləəi1at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)2so; thus; then (immediate result)3completely; absolutely (emphasis)4[to] pass; go beyond; exceed
Oh, give it a rest. Stop acting like a 'good person' lecturing others all the time.
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เขาkǎoชอบchɔ̂ɔpสร้างภาพsâang-pâapให้hâiตัวเองdtuua-eengดูเป็นduu-bpenพ่อคนดีpɔ̂ɔ-kon-diiศรีsǐiสังคมsǎng-komแต่dtɛ̀ɛลับหลังláp-lǎngก็gɔ̂นินทาnin-taaคนอื่นkon-ʉ̀ʉn
He likes to create an image for himself as a pillar of society, but behind people's backs, he gossips.
พวกpûuakที่tîiชอบchɔ̂ɔpตัดสินdtàt-sǐnคนอื่นkon-ʉ̀ʉnในnaiโซเชียลมีเดียsoo-chiian-mii-diiaแล้วlɛ́ɛoยกyókตัวเองdtuua-eengเป็นbpenคนดีkon-diiเนี่ยnîiaน่ารำคาญnâa-ram-kaanที่สุดtîi-sùt
Those people who like to judge others on social media and then hold themselves up as 'good people' are the most annoying.
ระวังrá-wangพวกpûuakคนดีkon-diiจอมปลอมjɔɔm-bplɔɔmที่tîiชอบchɔ̂ɔpกล่าวหาglàao-hǎaว่าwâaคนอื่นkon-ʉ̀ʉnผิดศีลธรรมpìt-sǐin-lá-tamทั้งที่táng-tîiพฤติกรรมprʉ́t-dtì-gamของตัวเองkɔ̌ɔng-dtuua-eengก็gɔ̂ไม่ได้mâi-dâaiดีdiiไปbpaiกว่าgwàaกันganเลยləəi
Beware of those fake 'good people' who love to accuse others of being immoral, even though their own behavior is no better.
Tones
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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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คนดีkon-diiคนดีkon-diia good person; a virtuous persona good person; a virtuous personWord