คุณ
kunMeanings
1PronounA1
you (polite)
A polite second-person pronoun meaning ‘you’; used in neutral or respectful address.
Examples
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Excuse me, could you please tell me the way?
Do you have ten minutes to talk today?
If it's convenient for you, can we meet tomorrow?
2NounA2
Mr.; Ms.; Mrs. (title)
A polite title placed before a person’s given name or full name.
Examples
วันนี้wan néeวันนี้wan née1today (time of speech)2today; this day3nowadays; at presentคุณสมชายkun sŏm-chaaiคุณสมชายkun sŏm-chaaiMr. Somchai; Khun Somchaiจะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3will; would (in conditional results)มาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2[to] come to (a state or situation)3past/as of now aspect markerพบpópพบpóp1[to] meet [sb]2[to] find; discover3[to] encounter; experienceครูkruuครูkruu1teacher2master; mentor (respectful)3classifier: คน; ท่าน (respectful)ค่ะkâค่ะkâ1polite particle (female, statement)2polite particle (female, short response)
Today Khun Somchai will come to meet the teacher.
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Yesterday I met Khun Siriporn at the wedding.
Tomorrow Khun Oranong will be the host at the conference.
หลังจากlăng jàakประชุมbprà-chumเสร็จsètโปรดbpròhtส่งเอกสารsòng èk-gà-săanให้hâiคุณวรพจน์kun won-rá-pótภายในpaai naiบ่ายนี้bàai née
After the meeting, please send the documents to Khun Worapot by this afternoon.
3NounB2
quality; virtue; merit
A positive quality, moral virtue, or beneficial property of someone or something.
Examples
ข้อดีkôr deeข้อดีkôr deeadvantage; benefit; positive pointของkŏngของkŏng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsชาเขียวchaa kĭiaoชาเขียวchaa kĭiaogreen teaคือkeuคือkeu1to be (definition/identification)2namely; that is; i.e.มีmeeมีmee1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoคุณประโยชน์kun-nà-bprà-yòhtคุณประโยชน์kun-nà-bprà-yòhtbenefit; usefulnessต่อdtòต่อdtò1[to] continue; go on2per; each (rate/unit)3[to] connect; attach; join4[to] bargain; haggle5[to] renew; extendสุขภาพsùk-kà-pâapสุขภาพsùk-kà-pâaphealthช่วยให้chûuai hâiช่วยให้chûuai hâi[to] enable; help [sb/sth] (to) do [sth]; make [sth] possible/easierรู้สึกrúu-sèukรู้สึกrúu-sèuk1[to] feel; sense2[to] feel that…; think (impression/opinion)สดชื่นsòt-chêunสดชื่นsòt-chêun1feeling fresh; refreshed2refreshing; invigorating
A benefit of green tea is its beneficial property for health; it helps you feel refreshed.
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เขาkǎoชื่นชมchʉ̂ʉn-chomคุณkunของkɔ̌ɔngเพื่อนร่วมงานpʉ̂ʉan-rûuam-ngaanที่tîiซื่อสัตย์sʉ̂ʉ-sàtและlɛ́รับผิดชอบráp-pìt-chɔ̂ɔp
He admires his coworker’s virtues of honesty and responsibility.
วัคซีนwák-siinมีmiiคุณkunในnaiการป้องกันโรคgaan-bpɔ̂ng-gan-rôokร้ายráaiลดlótความเสี่ยงkwaam-sìiangให้hâiสังคมsǎng-komโดยรวมdooi-ruuam
Vaccines have the beneficial property of preventing serious diseases, reducing risk for society as a whole.
ผู้บริหารpûu-bɔɔ-rí-hǎanมองหาmɔɔng-hǎaคนkonที่tîiมีmiiคุณkunด้านdâanความเป็นผู้นำkwaam-bpen-pûu-namและlɛ́ความยืดหยุ่นkwaam-yʉ̂ʉt-yùnในnaiการแก้ปัญหาgaan-gɛ̂ɛ-bpan-hǎa
Executives look for people with the virtues of leadership and flexibility in problem-solving.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableEnds in -ณ, a sonorant, so it is live.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Mid tone
kun
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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คุณkunคุณkunyou (polite)you (polite)Word