คนใต้
kon-dtâaiMeaning
1NounA2
southerner (Thailand)
a person from Southern Thailand; a Southerner of Thailand
Examples
แฟนfɛɛnแฟนfɛɛn1romantic partner2fan; supporterของฉันkɔ̌ɔng-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)คนใต้kon-dtâaiคนใต้kon-dtâaisoutherner (Thailand)
My boyfriend is a Southerner.
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เพื่อนร่วมงานpʉ̂ʉan-rûuam-ngaanของkɔ̌ɔngผมpǒmเป็นbpenคนใต้kon-dtâaiเขาkǎoเลยləəiพูดpûutสำเนียงใต้sǎm-niiang-dtâai
My colleague is from Southern Thailand, so he speaks with a southern accent.
Most people from Southern Thailand like to eat strongly flavored and spicy food.
แกงไตปลาgɛɛng-dtai-bplaaเป็นbpenอาหารaa-hǎanขึ้นชื่อkʉ̂n-chʉ̂ʉที่tîiแสดงถึงsà-dɛɛng-tʉ̌ngวัฒนธรรมwát-tá-ná-tamการกินgaan-ginของkɔ̌ɔngคนใต้kon-dtâaiได้dâaiเป็นอย่างดีbpen-yàang-dii
Kaeng Tai Pla is a famous dish that represents the food culture of Southern Thais very well.
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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ใต้dtâaiใต้dtâai1under; beneath; below2south (direction)3southern region; the South4south; southern5below; underneath (adverb)6under; subject to (authority/rules)under; beneath; belowPart 2
คนใต้kon-dtâaiคนใต้kon-dtâaisoutherner (Thailand)southerner (Thailand)Word