คุณครู(kun kruu)

Meanings

1NounA1

teacher (polite/honorific)

a teacher; a respectful or polite way to address or refer to a teacher

Examples

คุณครูkun kruuคุณครูkun kruu1teacher (polite/honorific)2Mr./Ms. + Teacher (form of address)ใจดีjai deeใจดีjai deekind; good-naturedและláeและláeand (coordinating)สอนsŏnสอนsŏn1[to] instruct; train [sb]2[to] admonish; give moral guidance3[to] teach [sb] [sth]ช้าcháaช้าcháa1slow2slowly3late; delayed4[to] be slow; be lateๆ-ให้hâiให้hâi1[to] give; provide2[to] have [sb] do; cause to3for (benefit of)4so that; in order to5until; to the point that (result)6[to] allow; let; permitฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me (1st person pronoun)2[to] eat (polite/old-fashioned)เข้าใจkâo jaiเข้าใจkâo jai1[to] understand; grasp2[to be] understanding (of [sb])3[to] assume; take sth to be true
The teacher is kind and teaches slowly so I can understand.
2NounA2

Mr./Ms. + Teacher (form of address)

a respectful title used before a teacher’s name (e.g., คุณครูสมชาย)

Examples

วันนี้wan néeวันนี้wan née1today (time of speech)2today; this day3nowadays; these days (informal)คุณครูkun kruuคุณครูkun kruu1teacher (polite/honorific)2Mr./Ms. + Teacher (form of address)สมชายsŏm chaaiสมชายsŏm chaaiSomchai (male given name)สอนคณิตศาสตร์sŏn ká-nít-sàatสอนคณิตศาสตร์sŏn ká-nít-sàat[to] teach mathematics
Today, Khun Khru Somchai teaches mathematics.

Related Words

Word Breakdown

คุณkunคุณkun1you (polite)2Mr.; Ms.; Mrs. (title)3quality; virtue; meritPart 1
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ครูkruuครูkruu1teacher2master; mentor (respectful)3teacher (classifier; formal)Part 2
คุณครูkun kruuคุณครูkun kruuteacher (polite/honorific)