คนเหนือ
kon-nʉ̌ʉaMeaning
1NounB1
Northern Thai person; Northerner (Thailand)
A person from Northern Thailand; often refers to ethnic Northern Thai (Lanna/Tai Yuan) or speakers of the Northern Thai language.
Examples
เพื่อนสนิทpʉ̂ʉan-sà-nìtเพื่อนสนิทpʉ̂ʉan-sà-nìtclose friend; best friendของฉันkɔ̌ɔng-chǎnของฉันkɔ̌ɔng-chǎnmy; mineเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4alive; living5[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)คนเหนือkon-nʉ̌ʉaคนเหนือkon-nʉ̌ʉaNorthern Thai person; Northerner (Thailand)
My close friend is from Northern Thailand.
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คนเหนือkon-nʉ̌ʉaมักจะmák-jàพูดจาอ่อนหวานpûut-jaa-ɔ̀ɔn-wǎanและlɛ́มีmiiสำเนียงsǎm-niiangที่tîiเป็นเอกลักษณ์bpen-èek-gà-lák
Northern Thai people often speak gently and have a unique accent.
คุณยายkun-yaaiที่tîiเป็นbpenคนเหนือkon-nʉ̌ʉaสอนsɔ̌ɔnฉันchǎnทำtamอาหารเหนือaa-hǎan-nʉ̌ʉaหลายอย่างlǎai-yàang
My grandmother, who is from the North, taught me how to cook several northern dishes.
ถึงแม้tĕung máeเขาkăoจะjàเกิดgèrtที่têeกรุงเทพฯgrung-têpแต่dtàeเพราะpráwพ่อแม่pôr mâeเป็นbpenคนเหนือkon nĕuuaเขาkăoจึงjeungสามารถsăa-mâatพูดpôotภาษาเหนือpaa-săa nĕuuaได้dâiอย่างyàangคล่องแคล่วklông klâew
Even though he was born in Bangkok, because his parents are from the North, he can speak the Northern Thai language fluently.
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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คนเหนือkon-nʉ̌ʉaคนเหนือkon-nʉ̌ʉaNorthern Thai person; Northerner (Thailand)Northern Thai person; Northerner (Thailand)Word