คุณครู
kun-kruuMeanings
1NounA1
teacher (polite/honorific)
a teacher; a respectful or polite way to address or refer to a teacher
Examples
คุณครูkun kruuคุณครูkun kruu1teacher (polite/honorific)2Teacher (respectful title or address)ใจดีjai deeใจดีjai deekind; good-naturedและláeและláeand (coordinating)สอนsŏnสอนsŏn1[to] teach [sb] [sth]2[to] instruct; train [sb]3[to] admonish; give moral guidanceช้าcháaช้าcháa1slow2slowly3late; delayed4[to] be slow; be lateๆ-ให้hâiให้hâi1[to] give; provide2[to] allow; let; permit3to; for [sb] (recipient)4[to] have [sb] do; cause to5for (benefit of)6so that; in order to7until; to the point that (result)ฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)เข้าใจkâo jaiเข้าใจkâo jai1[to] understand; grasp2[to] assume; take sth to be true3[to be] understanding (of [sb])
The teacher is kind and teaches slowly so I can understand.
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I ask the teacher when I don’t understand the lesson.
เมื่อวานmʉ̂ʉa-waanคุณครูkun-kruuให้hâiการบ้านgaan-bâanและlɛ́อธิบายà-tí-baaiวิธีทำwí-tii-tamอย่างละเอียดyàang-lá-ìiat
Yesterday the teacher gave homework and explained how to do it in detail.
พรุ่งนี้prûng-níiฉันchǎnจะjàไปbpaiปรึกษาbprʉ̀k-sǎaคุณครูkun-kruuเรื่องrʉ̂ʉangการgaanสอบปลายภาคsɔ̀ɔp-bplaai-pâak
Tomorrow I will consult the teacher about the final exam.
2NounA2
Teacher (respectful title or address)
a respectful title used before a teacher’s name or on its own when addressing a teacher
Examples
วันนี้wan néeวันนี้wan née1today (time of speech)2today; this day3nowadays; at presentคุณครูkun kruuคุณครูkun kruu1teacher (polite/honorific)2Teacher (respectful title or address)สมชายsŏm chaaiสมชายsŏm chaaiSomchai (male given name)สอนคณิตศาสตร์sŏn ká-nít-sàatสอนคณิตศาสตร์sŏn ká-nít-sàat[to] teach mathematics
Today, Khun Khru Somchai teaches mathematics.
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พรุ่งนี้prûng-níiเราraoจะjàไปbpaiขอโทษkɔ̌ɔ-tôotคุณครูศิรินkun-kruu-sì-rinเพราะprɔ́ส่งsòngการบ้านgaan-bâanช้าcháa
Tomorrow we will go apologize to Khun Khru Sirin because we submitted the homework late.
นักเรียนnák-riianยืนyʉʉnไหว้wâiคุณkunครูอรวีkruu-ɔɔ-rá-wiiหน้าnâaโรงเรียนroong-riianทุกเช้าtúk-cháao
Students stand to wai Khun Khru Orawee in front of the school every morning.
หลังlăngเลิกเรียนlêrk riianขอkŏrคุยkuiกับgàpคุณครูปณชัยkun kroo bpà-ná-chaiสักครู่sàk krôoเรื่องrêuuangโครงงานวิทยาศาสตร์kroong ngaan wít-tá-yaa-sàatได้ไหมdâi măi
After class, may I speak briefly with Khun Khru Panachai about the science project?
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 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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คุณครูkun-kruuคุณครูkun-kruuteacher (polite/honorific)teacher (polite/honorific)Word