คือกัน
kʉʉ-ganMeanings
1AdverbA2
too; also; as well (Isan/Lao dialect)
Isan/Lao dialect adverb meaning ‘too; also; as well’, used after a statement to express addition
Examples
ข่อยkɔ̀ɔiข่อยkɔ̀ɔi1I; me (Isan/Lao; humble/familiar)2Siamese rough bushมักmákมักmák1often; usually2[to] tend to; usually [do sth]3fond of; inclined toส้มตำsôm-dtamส้มตำsôm-dtamsom tam; green papaya saladคือกันkʉʉ-ganคือกันkʉʉ-gan1too; also; as well (Isan/Lao dialect)2same; alike (Isan/Lao dialect)
I like papaya salad, too.
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He didn't go to school. I didn't go today either.
ถ้าtâaเจ้าjâaoเมื่อยmʉ̂ʉaiแล้วlɛ́ɛoกะgàไปbpaiพักผ่อนpák-pɔ̀ɔnสาsǎaข่อยกะkɔ̀ɔi-gàเริ่มrə̂əmเมื่อยmʉ̂ʉaiคือกันkʉʉ-gan
If you're tired, go and rest. I'm starting to get tired as well.
ดีใจdii-jaiที่tîiได้dâaiพ้อpɔ́ɔกันganเด้อdə̂əหวังว่าwǎng-wâaเจ้าjâaoจะjàคิดถึงkít-tʉ̌ngข่อยkɔ̀ɔiคือกันkʉʉ-gan
I'm glad to have met you. I hope you'll miss me, too.
2AdjectiveB1
same; alike (Isan/Lao dialect)
Isan/Lao dialect equivalent of standard Thai เหมือนกันเหมือนกันmʉ̌ʉan-gan1the same; alike2too; also; as well; likewise3same here; me too meaning ‘the same; alike’
Examples
เสื้อsʉ̂ʉaเสื้อsʉ̂ʉa1shirt; top2jacket; coat3classifier: ตัวของkɔ̌ɔngของkɔ̌ɔng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsข่อยkɔ̀ɔiข่อยkɔ̀ɔi1I; me (Isan/Lao; humble/familiar)2Siamese rough bushกับgàpกับgàp1with; together with2and (informal)3side dish; accompaniment4against; versus5to; toward (recipient/target)6classifier: sets/pairs (spoon and fork)ของkɔ̌ɔngของkɔ̌ɔng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsเจ้าjâaoเจ้าjâao1lord; master; owner2ruler; prince (royal title)3deity; spirit (title/noun)4prefix: familiar or affectionate term before names or nouns5polite sentence-final particle (Northern Thai, mainly female)6yes; okay (polite, Northern Thai)7you (familiar/regional; archaic/literary)8classifier for businesses, suppliers, or individual partiesสีsǐiสีsǐi1color2paint3[to] rub; scrub; polishคือกันkʉʉ-ganคือกันkʉʉ-gan1too; also; as well (Isan/Lao dialect)2same; alike (Isan/Lao dialect)เลยləəiเลยləəi1at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)2so; thus; then (immediate result)3completely; absolutely (emphasis)4[to] pass; go beyond; exceed
My shirt and your shirt are the same color.
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ถึงจะtʉ̌ng-jàอยู่yùuคนละkon-láที่tîiแต่dtɛ̀ɛความรู้สึกkwaam-rúu-sʉ̀kที่tîiเราraoมีmiiให้hâiกันganมันmanก็gɔ̂คือกันkʉʉ-gan
Even though we live in different places, the feelings we have for each other are the same.
ไม่ว่าจะmâi-wâa-jàสั่งsàngเผ็ดน้อยpèt-nɔ́ɔiหรือrʉ̌ʉเผ็ดpètมากmâakรสชาติสุดท้ายrót-châat-sùt-táaiก็gɔ̂ออกมาɔ̀ɔk-maaเผ็ดpètคือกันkʉʉ-gan
Whether you order less spicy or very spicy, the final taste comes out spicy all the same.
ปรัชญาbpràt-yaaของkŏngสองsŏngสำนักsăm-nákนี้néeดูdooเผินๆpĕrn-pĕrnอาจàatต่างกันdtàang ganแต่dtàeแก่นแท้gàen táeของkŏngคำสอนkam sŏnนั้นnánคือกันkeuu gan
The philosophies of these two schools may seem different on the surface, but the essence of their teachings is the same.
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 syllableA long vowel with no final consonant, so it is live.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Mid tone
kʉʉ
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
คือkʉʉคือkʉʉ1to be (definition/identification)2namely; that is; i.e.to be (definition/identification)Part 1
+
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; earmarktogether; together withPart 2
คือกันkʉʉ-ganคือกันkʉʉ-gantoo; also; as well (Isan/Lao dialect)too; also; as well (Isan/Lao dialect)Word