คนใช้
kon-cháiMeaning
1NounB1
servant; maid
a person employed to do domestic work in a home, such as cleaning and cooking; a domestic helper
Examples
บ้านbâanบ้านbâan1house; home2home (family unit)3village; hometown4classifier: หลัง5domestic; domesticated; cultivatedของเขาkɔ̌ɔng-kǎoของเขาkɔ̌ɔng-kǎohis; hers; theirsมีmiiมีmii1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoคนใช้kon-cháiคนใช้kon-cháiservant; maidสองsɔ̌ɔngสองsɔ̌ɔng1two; 22secondคนkonคนkon1person; human2classifier: people3[to] stir; mix by stirring
His house has two domestic helpers.
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คนใช้kon-cháiที่บ้านtîi-bâanมีหน้าที่mii-nâa-tîiทำความสะอาดtam-kwaam-sà-àatและlɛ́ซักsákรีดเสื้อผ้าrîit-sʉ̂ʉa-pâa
The domestic helper at home is responsible for cleaning and doing the laundry.
ครอบครัวkrɔ̂ɔp-kruuaเราraoกำลังหาgam-lang-hǎaคนใช้kon-cháiมาช่วยmaa-chûuaiดูแลduu-lɛɛคุณย่าkun-yâaที่บ้านtîi-bâan
Our family is looking for a domestic helper to help take care of Grandma at home.
แม้ว่าmɛ́ɛ-wâaเขาkǎoจะเป็นjà-bpenคนใช้kon-cháiแต่dtɛ̀ɛเราraoก็gɔ̂ปฏิบัติต่อbpà-dtì-bàt-dtɔ̀ɔเขาkǎoเหมือนmʉ̌ʉanเป็นbpenสมาชิกsà-maa-chíkคนหนึ่งkon-nʉ̀ngในnaiครอบครัวkrɔ̂ɔp-kruua
Even though he is a domestic helper, we treat him like a member of the family.
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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ใช้cháiใช้chái1[to] use; employ2[to] spend (money); pay; expend3[to] require; take (time/effort/amount)4[to] tell [sb] to do [sth]; assign; order[to] use; employPart 2
คนใช้kon-cháiคนใช้kon-cháiservant; maidservant; maidWord