คนเรา
kon-raoMeaning
1PronounB1
we humans; people (in general)
humans as a whole, used to make general statements about human nature or common experience; similar to English ‘people/one’, often sentence-initial (e.g., คนเราคนเราkon-raowe humans; people (in general)…)
Examples
คนเราkon-raoคนเราkon-raowe humans; people (in general)ต้องการdtɔ̂ng-gaanต้องการdtɔ̂ng-gaan1[to] want; desire2[to] need; requireเพื่อนคุยpʉ̂ʉan-kuiเพื่อนคุยpʉ̂ʉan-kuiconversation partner; someone to talk withเวลาที่wee-laa-tîiเวลาที่wee-laa-tîithe time whenรู้สึกrúu-sʉ̀kรู้สึกrúu-sʉ̀k1[to] feel; sense2[to] feel that…; think (impression/opinion)เหงาngǎoเหงาngǎo1lonely; lonesome2desolate; quiet; empty (of place/time)
People need a friend to talk to when they feel lonely.
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When people get older, they start to think about the past more often.
คนเราkon-raoก็gɔ̂ทำผิดพลาดtam-pìt-plâatกันganได้dâaiเป็นbpenเรื่องธรรมดาrʉ̂ʉang-tam-má-daaไม่มีmâi-miiใครkraiสมบูรณ์แบบsǒm-buun-bɛ̀ɛpหรอกrɔ̀k
It's normal for people to make mistakes; nobody is perfect.
คนเราkon-raoเลือกlʉ̂ʉakเกิดgə̀ətไม่ได้mâi-dâaiแต่dtɛ̀ɛเราraoเลือกlʉ̂ʉakได้dâaiว่าwâaจะเป็นjà-bpenคนkonแบบไหนbɛ̀ɛp-nǎiและlɛ́จะjàใช้ชีวิตchái-chii-wítอย่างไรyàang-rai
One cannot choose where they are born, but one can choose what kind of person to be and how to live their life.
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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คนเราkon-raoคนเราkon-raowe humans; people (in general)we humans; people (in general)Word