คนเกเร
kon-gee-reeMeaning
1NounB1
troublemaker; delinquent
a person who often behaves badly, breaks rules, and causes trouble.
Examples
เด็กdèkเด็กdèk1child; kid2young; not yet grown up3young person (informal)คนkonคนkon1person; human2classifier: people3[to] stir; mix by stirringนั้นnánนั้นnán1that (distal demonstrative)2that one; that thing3(topic-marking or emphatic particle)เป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4alive; living5[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)คนเกเรkon-gee-reeคนเกเรkon-gee-reetroublemaker; delinquentชอบchɔ̂ɔpชอบchɔ̂ɔp1[to] like; be fond of2tend to; usually3be proper; be fitting (formal)แกล้งglɛ̂ɛngแกล้งglɛ̂ɛng1[to] tease; pick on; bully; prank2[to] pretend; feign; act as if; fake3[to] do on purpose; deliberatelyเพื่อนpʉ̂ʉanเพื่อนpʉ̂ʉan1friend2companion; peer (classmate, colleague)
That kid is a troublemaker; he likes to tease his friends.
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แม่mɛ̂ɛบอกbɔ̀ɔkฉันchǎnเสมอsà-mə̌əว่าwâaอย่าyàaไปbpaiยุ่งyûngกับgàpกลุ่มglùmคนเกเรkon-gee-reeที่tîiโรงเรียนroong-riian
My mom always told me not to get involved with the group of troublemakers at school.
เขาkǎoเคยkəəiเป็นbpenคนเกเรkon-gee-reeมาก่อนmaa-gɔ̀ɔnแต่dtɛ̀ɛตอนนี้dtɔɔn-níiเขาkǎoเปลี่ยนเป็นbplìian-bpenคนดีkon-diiแล้วlɛ́ɛo
He used to be a troublemaker, but now he has changed into a good person.
เบื้องหลังbʉ̂ʉang-lǎngพฤติกรรมprʉ́t-dtì-gamของkɔ̌ɔngคนเกเรkon-gee-reeมักmákมีปัญหาmii-bpan-hǎaครอบครัวkrɔ̂ɔp-kruuaหรือrʉ̌ʉสังคมsǎng-komซ่อนอยู่sɔ̂ɔn-yùu
Behind the behavior of a delinquent person, there are often hidden family or social problems.
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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เกเรgee-reeเกเรgee-ree1disobedient; troublesome; misbehaving2[to] act up; [to] cause troubledisobedient; troublesome; misbehavingPart 2
คนเกเรkon-gee-reeคนเกเรkon-gee-reetroublemaker; delinquenttroublemaker; delinquentWord