คนอ่าน
kon-àanMeanings
1NounA2
reader (a person)
a person who reads a text, book, or other written material
Examples
คนอ่านkon-àanคนอ่านkon-àan1reader (a person)2readership/audienceคนkonคนkon1person; human2classifier: people3[to] stir; mix by stirringนั้นnánนั้นnán1that (distal demonstrative)2that one; that thing3(topic-marking or emphatic particle)ชอบchɔ̂ɔpชอบchɔ̂ɔp1[to] like; be fond of2tend to; usually3be proper; be fitting (formal)หนังสือnǎng-sʉ̌ʉหนังสือnǎng-sʉ̌ʉ1book (printed work)2document; letterเล่มlêmเล่มlêm1CL: books/volumes/issues2classifier: knives, swords, candles, cartsนี้níiนี้níi1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)
That reader likes this book.
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I am the person who reads books to my grandma every night.
Yesterday, a reader came to the shop asking for a book.
ในฐานะnai-tǎa-náคนอ่านkon-àanคนหนึ่งkon-nʉ̀ngผมpǒmคิดว่าkít-wâaตอนจบdtɔɔn-jòpของkɔ̌ɔngเรื่องrʉ̂ʉangนี้níiมันmanเศร้าsâoเกินไปgəən-bpai
As one reader, I think the ending of this story is too sad.
2NounB2
readership/audience
the group of people who read a particular publication or content; the readership
Examples
นักเขียนnák-kǐianนักเขียนnák-kǐianwriter; authorต้องdtɔ̂ngต้องdtɔ̂ng1must; have to2must; bound toพยายามpá-yaa-yaamพยายามpá-yaa-yaam[to] try; attemptทำความเข้าใจtam-kwaam-kâo-jaiทำความเข้าใจtam-kwaam-kâo-jai1[to] understand [sth] (by studying/thinking)2[to] reach a mutual understanding (with [sb]); clear things up3[to] brief/explain to ensure understandingกลุ่มglùmกลุ่มglùm1group; cluster2classifier for groups3[to] group; clusterคนอ่านkon-àanคนอ่านkon-àan1reader (a person)2readership/audienceของตัวเองkɔ̌ɔng-dtuua-eengของตัวเองkɔ̌ɔng-dtuua-eengone's own
Writers must try to understand their own readership.
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นิตยสารnít-dtà-yá-sǎanฉบับchà-bàpนี้níiมีmiiเป้าหมายbpâo-mǎaiคือkʉʉกลุ่มglùmคนอ่านkon-àanวัยทำงานwai-tam-ngaan
This magazine's target is the working-age readership.
แพลตฟอร์มplɛ̂ɛt-fɔɔmนี้níiวิเคราะห์wí-krɔ́ข้อมูลkɔ̂ɔ-muunเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaทำความเข้าใจtam-kwaam-kâo-jaiพฤติกรรมprʉ́t-dtì-gamของkɔ̌ɔngคนอ่านkon-àanและlɛ́นำเสนอnam-sà-nə̌əเนื้อหาnʉ́ʉa-hǎaที่tîiตรงใจdtrong-jai
This platform analyzes data to understand readership behavior and present personalized content.
ผลสำรวจpǒn-sǎm-rùuatชี้ว่าchíi-wâaคนอ่านkon-àanยุคดิจิทัลyúk-dì-jì-tâlมีแนวโน้มที่จะmii-nɛɛo-nóom-tîi-jàชอบchɔ̂ɔpเสพsèepเนื้อหาnʉ́ʉa-hǎaที่tîiสั้นsânและlɛ́ย่อยyɔ̂ɔiง่ายngâai
The survey indicates that the digital-era readership tends to prefer consuming short and easily digestible content.
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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อ่านàanอ่านàan1[to] read2[to] read aloud; pronounce3[to] interpret; make sense of4[to] read data (computing)[to] readPart 2
คนอ่านkon-àanคนอ่านkon-àanreader (a person)reader (a person)Word