คุณป้า
kun-bpâaMeanings
1NounA2
aunt (older than one’s parent; honorific)
An aunt who is older than one’s parent, either a parent’s older sister or an older female relative by marriage; uses the polite honorific คุณคุณkun1you (polite)2Mr.; Ms.; Mrs. (title)3quality; virtue; merit.
Examples
คุณป้าkun-bpâaคุณป้าkun-bpâa1aunt (older than one’s parent; honorific)2ma’am; auntie (polite address to an older woman)ของฉันkɔ̌ɔng-chǎnของฉันkɔ̌ɔng-chǎnmy; mineเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4alive; living5[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)พี่สาวpîi-sǎaoพี่สาวpîi-sǎaoolder sister; elder female siblingของkɔ̌ɔngของkɔ̌ɔng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsแม่mɛ̂ɛแม่mɛ̂ɛ1mother; mom2form of address for a woman (traditional/familiar)3prefix: female; main; base
My aunty is my mother’s older sister.
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Yesterday I visited my aunty who is my father’s older sister.
พรุ่งนี้prûng-níiคุณป้าkun-bpâaที่tîiเป็นbpenพี่สะใภ้pîi-sà-páiของkɔ̌ɔngแม่mɛ̂ɛจะjàมาmaaงานเลี้ยงngaan-líiang
Tomorrow my aunty, who is my mother’s older sister-in-law, will come to the party.
ตอนเด็กdton dèkๆ-ฉันchănมักmákไปbpaiอยู่yòoบ้านbâanคุณป้าkun bpâaซึ่งsêungเป็นbpenพี่คนโตpêe kon dtohของตระกูลkŏng dtrà-goonในช่วงnai chûuangปิดเทอมbpìt term
As a child, I often stayed at my aunty’s house, who is the eldest sibling in the family, during school breaks.
2NounA2
ma’am; auntie (polite address to an older woman)
A polite or familiar way to address an older woman, similar to “ma’am” or “auntie,” often used with or without a name.
Examples
เมื่อวานmʉ̂ʉa-waanเมื่อวานmʉ̂ʉa-waan1yesterday (the day before today)2yesterday; yesterday (as an adverb)ผมpǒmผมpǒm1I; me (male speaker, polite)2hair (on the head)ช่วยchûuaiช่วยchûuai1[to] help; assist [sb/sth]2please (request marker)3[to] save; rescue [sb]ถือtʉ̌ʉถือtʉ̌ʉ1[to] hold; carry (by hand)2[to] regard; consider; deem3[to] observe; keep (rules, precepts, fast)4[to] be strict/particular about5[to] hold; possess (assets or rights)ของkɔ̌ɔngของkɔ̌ɔng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsให้hâiให้hâi1[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)คุณป้าkun-bpâaคุณป้าkun-bpâa1aunt (older than one’s parent; honorific)2ma’am; auntie (polite address to an older woman)คนหนึ่งkon-nʉ̀ngคนหนึ่งkon-nʉ̀ng1one person2a person; someoneที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerตลาดdtà-làatตลาดdtà-làat1market; marketplace2market (economic demand/sector)3popular; mainstream (colloq.)
Yesterday I helped carry things for an older lady at the market.
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พรุ่งนี้prûng-níiคุณป้าศรีkun-bpâa-sǐiจะjàมาส่งmaa-sòngขนมkà-nǒmหน้าบ้านnâa-bâanใช่ไหมchâi-mǎiครับkráp
Tomorrow, Auntie Sri, will you be dropping off the snacks at the front of the house?
คุณป้าkun-bpâaครับkrápถ้าtâaรถเมล์rót-meeสายsǎaiนี้níiไม่ผ่านmâi-pàanห้างhâangผมpǒmควรkuuanไปต่อbpai-dtɔ̀ɔที่tîiป้ายbpâaiไหนnǎiครับkráp
Ma’am, if this bus line doesn’t go past the mall, which stop should I transfer at?
Excuse me, ma’am, which way is the coffee shop?
เมื่อวานmʉ̂ʉa-waanผมpǒmเห็นhěnคุณป้าkun-bpâaคนหนึ่งkon-nʉ̀ngขายkǎaiขนมkà-nǒmที่tîiหน้าปากซอยnâa-bpàak-sɔɔi
Yesterday I saw a ma’am/auntie selling snacks at the end of the street.
พรุ่งนี้prûng-níiถ้าtâaว่างwâangหนูnǔuจะjàไปbpaiช่วยchûuaiคุณป้าkun-bpâaคนหนึ่งkon-nʉ̀ngจัดของjàt-kɔ̌ɔngที่tîiร้านráan
Tomorrow, if I’m free, I’ll go help the auntie/ma’am arrange items at the shop.
คุณป้าkun-bpâaครับkrápถ้าtâaรถเมล์rót-meeสายsǎaiนี้níiไปbpaiไม่ถึงmâi-tʉ̌ngสถานีsà-tǎa-niiอยากyàakรบกวนróp-guuanขอคำแนะนำkɔ̌ɔ-kam-nɛ́-namหน่อยnɔ̀iได้ไหมdâai-mǎi
Ma’am, if this bus doesn’t go to the station, could I please ask for your advice?
Excuse me, ma’am, could you tell me the way to the market?
Excuse me, ma’am, could you please tell me the way?
เมื่อวานmʉ̂ʉa-waanผมpǒmเจอjəəคุณป้าkun-bpâaที่tîiตลาดdtà-làatเลยləəiทักtákว่าwâaสวัสดีsà-wàt-diiครับkrápคุณป้าkun-bpâa
Yesterday I met an older lady at the market and greeted her, “Hello, ma’am.”
Tomorrow I’ll visit the older lady at her noodle shop.
ถ้าtâaคุณป้าkun-bpâaว่างwâangช่วงบ่ายchûuang-bàaiหนูnǔuขอkɔ̌ɔรบกวนróp-guuanให้hâiคุณป้าkun-bpâaช่วยchûuaiดูduuต้นไม้dtôn-máaiหน้าบ้านnâa-bâanสักครู่sàk-krûuได้ไหมdâai-mǎiคะká
If you’re free this afternoon, ma’am, could I trouble you to help look after the plants in front of the house for a moment?
Tones
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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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ป้าbpâaป้าbpâa1aunt (older sister of father or mother)2auntie; middle‑aged/older woman (address)aunt (older sister of father or mother)Part 2
คุณป้าkun-bpâaคุณป้าkun-bpâaaunt (older than one’s parent; honorific)aunt (older than one’s parent; honorific)Word