คุณจิม
kun-jimMeaning
1Proper nounA2
Mr./Ms. Jim; Khun Jim
A polite way of addressing or referring to someone named Jim, using the gender-neutral Thai title คุณคุณkun1you (polite)2Mr.; Ms.; Mrs. (title)3quality; virtue; merit before the name.
Examples
นี่nîiนี่nîi1this (colloq.)2this; this one (pronoun)3here4here is…; look/listen (attention-getter)5you see; after all (colloq.)คือkʉʉคือkʉʉ1to be (definition/identification)2namely; that is; i.e.คุณจิมkun-jimคุณจิมkun-jimMr./Ms. Jim; Khun Jimครับkrápครับkráppolite particle (male speaker)
This is Khun Jim.
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Khun Jim is not coming to the office today.
I will call Khun Jim tomorrow morning.
รบกวนróp-guuanช่วยchûuaiบอกbɔ̀ɔkคุณจิมkun-jimด้วยdûuaiว่าwâaเอกสารèek-gà-sǎanที่tîiเขาkǎoขอkɔ̌ɔได้แล้วdâai-lɛ́ɛoนะคะná-ká
Could you please tell Khun Jim that the document he requested is ready?
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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คุณจิมkun-jimคุณจิมkun-jimMr./Ms. Jim; Khun JimMr./Ms. Jim; Khun JimWord