คนๆ

kon kon

Meaning

1NounB1

individual people; people considered separately

A repeated form of คนคนkon1person; human2classifier: people3[to] stir; mix by stirring used when distinguishing individuals. In คนคนkon1person; human2classifier: people3[to] stir; mix by stirring ๆ นี้นี้níi1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic) and คนคนkon1person; human2classifier: people3[to] stir; mix by stirring ๆ หนึ่งหนึ่งnʉ̀ng1one (number)2a; one; a single3a certain; a particular4first; top; foremost, the following demonstrative or numeral specifies the person.

Examples

คนๆkon konคนๆkon konindividual people; people considered separatelyนั้นnánนั้นnán1that (distal demonstrative)2that one; that thing3(topic-marking or emphatic particle)เป็นใครbpen kraiเป็นใครbpen kraiWho is it?; Who are you?ทำไมtam maiทำไมtam mai1why (question word)2why (expressing disbelief/complaint)มองmongมองmong1[to] look at2[to] watch; observe3[to] view; regard; considerมาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2[to] come to (a state or situation)3past/as of now aspect markerทางนี้taang néeทางนี้taang née1this way; over here2this side; our sideบ่อยbòiบ่อยbòioften; frequentlyจังjangจังjangso; very (degree intensifier, postposed)
Who is that person? Why do they keep looking over here?
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ผมpŏmจำได้jam dâiว่าwâaเคยkoeiเจอjerคนๆkon konนี้néeที่ไหนtêe năiสักsàkแห่งhàengแต่dtàeก็gâwนึกไม่ออกnéuk mâi òk
I remember meeting this particular person somewhere, but I can't recall where.
มีmeeคนๆkon konหนึ่งnèungเคยkoeiบอกbòkฉันchănว่าwâaความพยายามkwaam pá-yaa-yaamอยู่yòoที่ไหนtêe năiความสำเร็จkwaam săm-rètอยู่ที่yòo têeนั่นnân
A certain person once told me that where there's a will, there's a way.
การgaanจะjàไว้ใจwái jaiคนๆkon konหนึ่งnèungที่têeเราraoเพิ่งpêrngรู้จักrúu jàkได้dâiนั้นnánเป็นbpenเรื่องrêuuangที่têeต้องdtôngใช้เวลาchái way-laaในnaiการพิสูจน์gaan pí-sòot
To be able to trust a particular person whom we've just met is something that takes time to prove.
ตอนdtonรับrápของบริจาคkŏng bò-rí-jàakช่วยchûuaiต่อแถวdtò tăeoแล้วláeoรับrápทีละtee láคนๆkon konนะnáครับkráp
When receiving donations, please line up and receive them one person at a time.
คุณครูkun kruuเรียกrîakนักเรียนnák riianออกไปòk bpaiนำเสนอnam sà-nĕrหน้าnâaชั้นเรียนchán riianทีละtee láคนๆkon konจนjonครบkrópทุกคนtúk kon
The teacher called the students to present in front of the class one by one until everyone was finished.
พนักpá-nákงานสัมภาษณ์ngaan săm-pâatผู้สมัครงานpôo sà-màk ngaanทีละtee láคนๆkon konเพื่อpêuuaทำความรู้จักtam kwaam róo-jàkและláeประเมินbprà-mernความสามารถkwaam săa-mâat
The staff interviewed the job applicants one person at a time to get to know them and evaluate their abilities.
ในnaiสถานการณ์ฉุกเฉินsà-tăa-ná-gaan chùk-chěrnเจ้าหน้าที่jâo nâa têeต้องdtôngลำเลียงlam liiangผู้ประสบภัยpôo bprà-sòp paiออกจากòk jàakพื้นที่púen têeทีละtee láคนๆkon konอย่างระมัดระวังyàang rá-mát-rá-wang
In an emergency situation, officials must evacuate the victims from the area one person at a time with great care.

Tones

See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.

Why is คนๆ said คน-คน?

kon kon

Thai spelling does not always show how a word sounds. This is how it is said.

The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.

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——

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