คนไทย

kon-tai

Meaning

1NounA1

Thai person; Thai people; Thai national

a person of Thai nationality or Thai ethnicity; collectively, the Thai people

Examples

ฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)เป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4alive; living5[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)คนไทยkon-taiคนไทยkon-taiThai person; Thai people; Thai national
I am a Thai person.
3 more examples
คนไทยkon-taiกินข้าวgin-kâaoเป็นbpenอาหารหลักaa-hǎan-làk
Thai people eat rice as a staple food.
คนไทยkon-taiชอบchɔ̂ɔpไปเที่ยวbpai-tîiaoทะเลในtá-lee-naiช่วงchûuangวันหยุดยาวwan-yùt-yaao
Thai people like to go to the beach during long holidays.
อาหารaa-hǎanโปรดbpròotของkɔ̌ɔngคนไทยkon-taiหลายคนlǎai-konคือkʉʉส้มตำsôm-dtam
The favorite food of many Thai people is Som Tum.

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

  1. Consonant classLow class
  2. Tone markNo tone mark
  3. 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 classHigh classLow class
No mark + liveMidRisingMid
No mark + dead shortLowLowHigh
No mark + dead longLowLowFalling
Mai ekLowLowFalling
Mai thoFallingFallingHigh
Mai triHigh——
Mai chattawaRising——

Word Breakdown

คนkonคนkon1person; human2classifier: people3[to] stir; mix by stirringperson; humanPart 1
+
ไทยtaiไทยtai1Thai (language)2Thai; of Thailand3Thai personThai (language)Part 2
คนไทยkon-taiคนไทยkon-taiThai person; Thai people; Thai nationalThai person; Thai people; Thai nationalWord

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