คนอีสาน
kon-ii-sǎanMeaning
1NounA2
Isan person; Northeasterner (Thailand)
a person from the Isan (northeastern) region of Thailand; a Northeasterner.
Examples
คนอีสานkon-ii-sǎanคนอีสานkon-ii-sǎanIsan person; Northeasterner (Thailand)ชอบchɔ̂ɔpชอบchɔ̂ɔp1[to] like; be fond of2tend to; usually3be proper; be fitting (formal)กินginกินgin1[to] eat2[to] drink (colloquial/with some nouns)3[to] take medicine (colloquial)4[to] consume; use up5[to] corrode; erode; eat into6[to] take (a bribe); pocket7[to] capture; take (a piece in a board game)ข้าวเหนียวkâao-nǐiaoข้าวเหนียวkâao-nǐiaosticky rice; glutinous riceกับgàpกับgàp1with; together with2and (informal)3side dish; accompaniment4against; versus5to; toward (recipient/target)ส้มตำsôm-dtamส้มตำsôm-dtamsom tam; green papaya salad
Isan people like to eat sticky rice with papaya salad.
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วัฒนธรรมwát-tá-ná-tamของkɔ̌ɔngคนอีสานkon-ii-sǎanมีเอกลักษณ์mii-èek-gà-lákเฉพาะตัวchà-pɔ́-dtuuaโดยเฉพาะdooi-chà-pɔ́ดนตรีdon-dtriiหมอลำmɔ̌ɔ-lamที่tîiสนุกสนานsà-nùk-sà-nǎan
The culture of the Isan people has its own unique identity, especially the fun Mor Lam music.
คนอีสานkon-ii-sǎanส่วนใหญ่sùuan-yàiจะjàพูดpûutได้dâaiทั้งtángภาษาถิ่นpaa-sǎa-tìnอีสานii-sǎanและlɛ́ภาษาไทยpaa-sǎa-taiกลางglaang
Most Isan people can speak both the Isan dialect and standard Thai.
My friend is a person from Isan.
เมื่อวานmʉ̂ʉa-waanฉันchǎnกินginส้มตำsôm-dtamที่tîiคนอีสานkon-ii-sǎanทำให้tam-hâiอร่อยà-rɔ̀iมากmâakเลยləəi
Yesterday, I ate papaya salad made by a person from Isan. It was very delicious.
That singer is a person from Isan; he sings very well.
มีmeeคนอีสานkon ee-săanจำนวนมากjam-nuuan mâakเข้ามาkâo maaทำงานtam ngaanในnaiกรุงเทพฯgrung-têpเพราะpráwที่นี่têe nêeมีโอกาสmee oo-gàatในnaiการgaanหางานhăa ngaanมากกว่าmâak gwàa
Many people from Isan come to work in Bangkok because there are more job opportunities here.
ความอดทนkwaam-òt-tonและlɛ́ความผูกพันkwaam-pùuk-panในnaiชุมชนchum-chonถือเป็นtʉ̌ʉ-bpenลักษณะเด่นlák-sà-nà-dèenที่tîiสะท้อนsà-tɔ́ɔnวิถีชีวิตwí-tǐi-chii-wítของkɔ̌ɔngคนอีสานkon-ii-sǎanได้dâaiเป็นอย่างดีbpen-yàang-dii
Resilience and strong community bonds are prominent characteristics that well reflect the way of life of the Isan people.
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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อีสานii-sǎanอีสานii-sǎan1Isan (region of Thailand)2Isan; Northeastern Thai3Isan (language/dialect)4northeast (compass point)Isan (region of Thailand)Part 2
คนอีสานkon-ii-sǎanคนอีสานkon-ii-sǎanIsan person; Northeasterner (Thailand)Isan person; Northeasterner (Thailand)Word