คุณลี
kun-liiMeaning
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Khun Lee; Mr./Ms. Lee (Thai honorific + Lee)
A polite form of address using the Thai honorific 'khun' with the name Lee, equivalent to Mr., Mrs., or Ms. Lee.
Examples
นี่nêeนี่nêe1this (colloq.)2this; this one (pronoun)3here4here is…; look/listen (attention-getter)5you see; after all (colloq.)คือkeuคือkeu1to be (definition/identification)2namely; that is; i.e.คุณลีkun leeคุณลีkun leeKhun Lee; Mr./Ms. Lee (Thai honorific + Lee)ครับkrápครับkráppolite particle (male speaker)เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4alive; living5[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)ครูสอนkruu sŏnภาษาไทยpaa-săa taiภาษาไทยpaa-săa tai1Thai language2Thai-language; in Thai3Thai (school subject)
This is Mr. Lee. He is a Thai language teacher.
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Ms. Lee didn't come to work yesterday, right?
The delivery person said there is a package for Mr. Lee.
รบกวนróp-guuanช่วยchûuaiแจ้งjɛ̂ɛngคุณลีkun-liiว่าwâaการประชุมgaan-bprà-chumถูกtùukเลื่อนlʉ̂ʉanไปเป็นbpai-bpenบ่ายสามโมงbàai-sǎam-moongนะnáครับkráp
Could you please inform Ms. Lee that the meeting has been postponed to 3 PM?
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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คุณลีkun-liiคุณลีkun-liiKhun Lee; Mr./Ms. Lee (Thai honorific + Lee)Khun Lee; Mr./Ms. Lee (Thai honorific + Lee)Word