คนละ
kon-láMeanings
1determinerA2
each; per person
used before an amount to indicate how much each person receives, pays, or does
Examples
ค่าสมาชิกkâa-sà-maa-chíkค่าสมาชิกkâa-sà-maa-chíkmembership fee; subscription feeเดือนนี้dʉʉan-níiเดือนนี้dʉʉan-níi1this month (current month)2this month; during this monthจ่ายjàaiจ่ายjàai1[to] pay2[to] disburse; distribute (funds/resources)3[to] spend (money)คนละkon-láคนละkon-lá1each; per person2apiece; each; per person3separate; different (for each)หนึ่งร้อยnʉ̀ng-rɔ́ɔiหนึ่งร้อยnʉ̀ng-rɔ́ɔione hundred; 100บาทbàatบาทbàat1baht (Thai currency unit)2baht (classifier for Thai currency amounts)3foot (literary)
This month’s membership fee is one hundred baht per person.
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ทริปtrípนี้níiเมื่อวานmʉ̂ʉa-waanเราraoหารhǎanค่าอาหารkâa-aa-hǎanกันganคนละkon-láสองร้อยsɔ̌ɔng-rɔ́ɔiบาทbàat
Yesterday on this trip, we split the food cost at two hundred baht each.
พรุ่งนี้prûng-níiครูkruuขอให้kɔ̌ɔ-hâiพกpókดินสอdin-sɔ̌ɔคนละkon-láสองsɔ̌ɔngแท่งtɛ̂ngมาmaaโรงเรียนroong-riian
Tomorrow the teacher asks that you bring two pencils each to school.
งานเลี้ยงรุ่นngaan-líiang-rûnรอบนี้rɔ̂ɔp-níiตกลงdtòk-longว่าwâaจ่ายjàaiค่าเช่าkâa-châoสถานที่sà-tǎan-tîiคนละkon-láห้าร้อยhâa-rɔ́ɔiเพื่อให้pʉ̂ʉa-hâiครอบคลุมkrɔ̂ɔp-klumทุกอย่างtúk-yàang
For this reunion, we agreed to pay five hundred each for the venue to cover everything.
2AdverbA2
apiece; each; per person
marks an amount or action as applying separately to each person, normally preceding the amount
Examples
น้ำnáamน้ำnáam1water2liquid; fluid3juice; extract4sauce; broth5bodily fluid (in compounds)ขวดkùuatขวดkùuat1bottle2classifier: bottleนี้níiนี้níi1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)สิบsìpสิบsìp1ten2ten; unit of tenบาทbàatบาทbàat1baht (Thai currency unit)2baht (classifier for Thai currency amounts)3foot (literary)คนละkon-láคนละkon-lá1each; per person2apiece; each; per person3separate; different (for each)ขวดkùuatขวดkùuat1bottle2classifier: bottleนะnáนะná1softener; friendly particle2persuasive/confirming particle
This bottle of water is ten baht, one bottle apiece.
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The teacher handed out one pencil per person.
งานngaanอาสาaa-sǎaครั้งนี้kráng-níiจำกัดjam-gàtเสื้อทีมsʉ̂ʉa-tiimคนละkon-láหนึ่งnʉ̀ngตัวdtuuaเพื่อให้pʉ̂ʉa-hâiพอpɔɔสำหรับsǎm-ràpทุกคนtúk-kon
For this volunteer event, team shirts are limited to one per person so there are enough for everyone.
3AdjectiveB1
separate; different (for each)
indicating that things are distinct for each person or item; not shared or the same
Examples
รสนิยมrót-ní-yomรสนิยมrót-ní-yomtaste; aesthetic preferenceของเราkɔ̌ɔng-raoของเราkɔ̌ɔng-rao1our (belonging to us)2oursแต่ละdtɛ̀ɛ-láแต่ละdtɛ̀ɛ-láeach (item considered separately)คนkonคนkon1person; human2classifier: peopleไม่เหมือนกันmâi-mʉ̌ʉan-ganไม่เหมือนกันmâi-mʉ̌ʉan-gandifferent; not the sameเราraoเราrao1we; us2I; me (informal/regional)ชอบchɔ̂ɔpชอบchɔ̂ɔp1[to] like; be fond of2tend to; usually3be proper; be fitting (formal)หนังnǎngหนังnǎng1skin; hide2leather3movie; filmคนละkon-láคนละkon-lá1each; per person2apiece; each; per person3separate; different (for each)แนวnɛɛoแนวnɛɛo1line; row; alignment; formation2direction; approach; tendency; orientation3boundary line; demarcation4genre; style5guideline; principle; policy line6(colloq.) unconventional; artsy; individualistic
Each of us has different tastes; we like different genres of movies.
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เรื่องrʉ̂ʉangนี้níiต้องdtɔ̂ngฟังfangความเห็นkwaam-hěnจากjàakคนละkon-láมุมมองmum-mɔɔngเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaจะได้jà-dâaiเข้าใจภาพkâo-jai-pâapรวมruuamมากขึ้นmâak-kʉ̂n
We need to listen to different perspectives in order to better understand the big picture.
พวกเขาpûuak-kǎoโตdtooมาmaaกันganคนละkon-láแบบbɛ̀ɛpจึงjʉngมีmiiวิธีคิดwí-tii-kítและlɛ́วิธีแก้ปัญหาwí-tii-gɛ̂ɛ-bpan-hǎaที่tîiแตกต่างกันdtɛ̀ɛk-dtàang-gan
They grew up differently, so they have different ways of thinking and solving problems.
ในnaiทีมteemนี้néeหน้าnâaที่ชัดเจนtêe chát jaynทุกคนtúk konรับผิดชอบráp pìt chôpกันganคนละkon-láส่วนsùuanไม่mâiซ้ำsámซ้อนกันsón gan
In this team the roles are clear; everyone is responsible for different parts without overlap.
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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ละláละlá1[to] quit; give up; drop; let go (of)2each; per3[to] omit; leave out; skip4topic/softening particle[to] quit; give up; drop; let go (of)Part 2
คนละkon-láคนละkon-láeach; per personeach; per personWord