คนใหม่

kon mài

Meanings

1NounA2

new person; newcomer; new member/hire

a person who is new to a place, group, or job; a newcomer or new hire

Examples

นี่nêeนี่nêe1this (near the speaker)2this; this one (pronoun)3here is…; look/listen (attention-getter)คือkeuคือkeu1to be (definition/identification)2namely; that is; i.e.3focus/clarifying marker after subjectคุณสมชายkun sŏm-chaaiคุณสมชายkun sŏm-chaaiMr. Somchaiเขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4[to] be + set expressionsคนใหม่kon màiคนใหม่kon mài1new person; newcomer; new member/hire2new romantic partner (colloquial)
This is Mr. Somchai. He is the new person.
2NounB1

new romantic partner (colloquial)

someone's new lover/partner, as in having a new person in a romantic relationship

Examples

ได้ข่าวdâi kàaoได้ข่าวdâi kàao[to] hear (that); [to] receive newsว่าwâaว่าwâa1[to] say; tell; say that2[to] think; consider; deem3that (clause marker)4about; regarding5[to] scold; reproach; criticizeเขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillมีmeeมีmee1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoคนใหม่kon màiคนใหม่kon mài1new person; newcomer; new member/hire2new romantic partner (colloquial)แล้วláeoแล้วláeo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already (preverbal perfective)4and; and then (linking clauses)5already (sentence-final)เหรอrŏeเหรอrŏe1really?; is that so?2question particle (casual)
Have you heard that he has a new girlfriend now?

Related Words

Word Breakdown

คนkonคนkon1person; human2people (as a group)3person; human being (as prefix-like element)4classifier: peoplePart 1
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ใหม่màiใหม่mài1new; not old2new; different; fresh3again; anew4new; inexperienced (novice)Part 2
คนใหม่kon màiคนใหม่kon màinew person; newcomer; new member/hire