คนหน้า
kon-nâaMeaning
1NounB1
front person (in a group/line)
a person who is at the front position of a group or line
Examples
คนหน้าkon-nâaคนหน้าkon-nâafront person (in a group/line)สุดsùtสุดsùt1most; extremely (superlative/intensifier)2end; limit; extremity3ultra-; most; extreme- (prefixal use)4[to] end; reach the limitช่วยchûuaiช่วยchûuai1[to] help; assist [sb/sth]2please (request marker)3[to] save; rescue [sb]ขยับkà-yàpขยับkà-yàp1[to] move slightly; shift2[to] advance slightly; move up3[to] adjust; tweakไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already past5too; excessivelyอีกìikอีกìik1more; additional2again3else; other4yet; still (in comparisons/time)นิดnítนิดnít1a little; a bit (quantity)2a bit; a little (degree modifier)ครับkrápครับkráppolite particle (male speaker)
The person at the very front, please move a little further.
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ตอนdtɔɔnต่อแถวdtɔ̀ɔ-tɛ̌ɛoซื้อsʉ́ʉตั๋วdtǔuaคนหน้าkon-nâaผมpǒmทำtamตั๋วdtǔuaหล่นlònพอดีpɔɔ-diiผมpǒmเลยləəiช่วยchûuaiเก็บgèpให้hâi
When I was lining up to buy a ticket, the person in front of me happened to drop their ticket, so I helped pick it up.
ในnaiรูปถ่ายrûup-tàaiหมู่mùuคนkonหน้าที่นั่งnâa-tîi-nângเก้าอี้gâo-îiคือkʉʉคุณครูkun-kruuประจำbprà-jamชั้นchánของkɔ̌ɔngพวกเราpûuak-rao
In the group photo, the person at the front sitting on the chair is our homeroom teacher.
ในnaiขบวนพาเหรดkà-buuan-paa-rèetคนหน้าkon-nâaมีmiiหน้าที่สำคัญnâa-tîi-sǎm-kanในnaiการถือgaan-tʉ̌ʉป้ายbpâaiและlɛ́นำทางnam-taangให้hâiคนอื่นkon-ʉ̀ʉnเดินตามdəən-dtaamอย่างyàangเป็นระเบียบbpen-rá-bìiap
In a parade, the person at the front has the important duty of holding the sign and guiding others to follow in an orderly manner.
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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คนหน้าkon-nâaคนหน้าkon-nâafront person (in a group/line)front person (in a group/line)Word