คนใน
kon-naiMeaning
1NounB2
insider; member of a group
A person who belongs to a particular group, organization, or household, as opposed to an outsider, and may have access to internal information.
Examples
เรื่องrʉ̂ʉangเรื่องrʉ̂ʉang1matter; issue; subject2story; tale3classifier for stories/films/cases4about; regarding (as a topic marker)นี้níiนี้níi1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)ยังyangยังyang1still; continuing2not yet (with ไม่)3yet? (question use)4still/even (emphatic degree)5to; towardไม่mâiไม่mâi1not (negator)2no (reply)ประกาศbprà-gàatประกาศbprà-gàat1[to] announce; declare2announcement; notice3proclamation; decree4[to] proclaim; promulgate (form.)อย่างเป็นทางการyàang-bpen-taang-gaanอย่างเป็นทางการyàang-bpen-taang-gaanofficially; formallyแต่dtɛ̀ɛแต่dtɛ̀ɛ1but; however (contrast)2only; just (restriction)3from; since (starting point)คนในkon-naiคนในkon-naiinsider; member of a groupบริษัทbɔɔ-rí-sàtบริษัทbɔɔ-rí-sàtcompany; firm; corporationเริ่มrə̂əmเริ่มrə̂əm1[to] start; begin2[to] start to; begin toพูดถึงpûut-tʉ̌ngพูดถึงpûut-tʉ̌ng1talk about; mention; bring up2speaking of ...; regarding ...กันganกันgan1together; together with2each other; one another (post-verb marker)3[to] prevent; keep [sth] out; ward off; block4protective; resistant to; -proof5I; me (informal, male speech)6[to] set aside; reserve; earmarkแล้วlɛ́ɛoแล้วlɛ́ɛo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already; completed-action marker4and; and then (linking clauses)
This has not been officially announced yet, but people inside the company have already started discussing it.
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ฉันchǎnไม่ได้mâi-dâaiทำงานtam-ngaanที่นั่นtîi-nânแต่dtɛ̀ɛได้ยินdâi-yinจากjàakคนในkon-naiว่าwâaบริษัทbɔɔ-rí-sàtกำลังจะgam-lang-jàย้ายyáaiสำนักงานsǎm-nák-ngaan
I do not work there, but I heard from an insider that the company is about to relocate its office.
คนนอกkon-nɔ̂ɔkอาจàatมองว่าmɔɔng-wâaทุกอย่างtúk-yàangเป็นปกติbpen-bpòk-gà-dtìแต่dtɛ̀ɛคนในkon-naiองค์กรong-gɔɔnรู้rúuดีว่าdii-wâaปัญหาbpan-hǎaสะสมมาsà-sǒm-maaนานแล้วnaan-lɛ́ɛo
Outsiders may think everything is normal, but people within the organization know that problems have been building up for a long time.
หากhàakไม่มีmâi-miiคนในkon-naiช่วยchûuaiอธิบายà-tí-baaiขั้นตอนkân-dtɔɔnเราraoคงไม่kong-mâiเข้าใจว่าkâo-jai-wâaหน่วยงานnùuai-ngaanนี้níiตัดสินใจdtàt-sǐn-jaiเรื่องสำคัญrʉ̂ʉang-sǎm-kanกันganอย่างไรyàang-rai
Without an insider to explain the procedures, we probably would not understand how this agency makes important decisions.
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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คนในkon-naiคนในkon-naiinsider; member of a groupinsider; member of a groupWord