คุณๆ
kun kunMeanings
1PronounA2
you (plural); you all
you (plural, polite form)
Examples
สวัสดีsà-wàt-deeสวัสดีsà-wàt-deehello; hi; goodbyeค่ะkâค่ะkâ1polite particle (female, statement)2polite particle (female, short response)คุณๆkun kunคุณๆkun kun1you (plural); you all2masters; bossesจะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3will; would (in conditional results)รับrápรับráp1[to] receive; get2[to] accept3[to] pick up; collect4[to] admit; confess5[to] take (a call/order/job)6[to] host; welcome7[to] defend; resist an attack8[to] withstand; bear9bottom; receptive sexual partner (slang)เครื่องดื่มkrûueang dùuemเครื่องดื่มkrûueang dùuembeverage; drinkอะไรดีà-rai deeอะไรดีà-rai deewhat's good?; what should I/we choose?คะkáคะká1polite particle (female; question softener)2polite address or response particle (female speech)
Hello, what drinks would you all like to order?
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Where do you all want to go today?
เดี๋ยวdĭiaoพรุ่งนี้prûng-néeผมpŏmจะjàส่งsòngเอกสารèk-gà-săanไปให้bpai hâiคุณๆkun kunตรวจสอบdtrùuat sòpนะnáครับkráp
I will send the documents for you all to check tomorrow.
ถ้าtâaคุณๆkun kunมีmeeข้อสงสัยkôr sŏng săiเพิ่มเติมpêrm dtermสามารถsăa-mâatติดต่อdtìt-dtòrทีมงานteem ngaanของเราkŏng raoได้dâiตลอดเวลาdtà-lòt way-laaเลยloieนะคะná-ká
If you all have any further questions, you can contact our team at any time.
2NounB2
masters; bosses
masters, bosses, or people of high status (often used by subordinates to refer to their employers)
Examples
วันนี้wan néeวันนี้wan née1today (time of speech)2today; this day3nowadays; at presentคุณๆkun kunคุณๆkun kun1you (plural); you all2masters; bossesไม่อยู่mâi yòoไม่อยู่mâi yòo[to] be absent; [to] be outบ้านbâanบ้านbâan1house; home2home (family unit)3village; hometown4domestic; domesticated; cultivatedออกòkออกòk1[to] go out; exit; leave2out; outward3[in sports] out of bounds4[to] come out; appear; be issued5[to] produce; emit; put out6[to] pay; spend; disburse7[to] quit; resign8[to] issue; publish9successfully; out (indicating comprehension or discovery)ไปทำงานbpai tam ngaanไปทำงานbpai tam ngaan[to] go to workกันganกันgan1together; together with2each other; one another (post-verb marker)3[to] prevent; keep [sth] out; ward off; block4protective; resistant to; -proof5I; me (informal, male speech)6[to] set aside; reserve; earmarkหมดmòtหมดmòt1all gone; none left2[to] run out; be used up3completely; entirely4in total; altogetherเลยloieเลยloie1at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)2so; thus; then (immediate result)3completely; absolutely (emphasis)4[to] pass; go beyond; exceedค่ะkâค่ะkâ1polite particle (female, statement)2polite particle (female, short response)
The masters are not home today; they all went out to work.
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แม่บ้านmâe bâanเตรียมdtriiamอาหารเช้าaa-hăan cháaoไว้wáiให้hâiคุณๆkun kunเรียบร้อยแล้วrîiap-rói láewครับkráp
The maid has already prepared breakfast for the bosses.
คุณๆkun kunบนbonตึกdtèukสั่งให้sàng hâiพวกเราpûuak raoช่วยกันchûuai ganทำความสะอาดtam kwaam sà-àatสวนหลังบ้านsŭuan lăng bâanให้hâiเสร็จsètก่อนgònเที่ยงtîiang
The masters in the main house ordered us to finish cleaning the backyard before noon.
ถึงแม้ว่าtĕung máe wâaคุณๆkun kunจะjàเข้มงวดkêm ngûuatเรื่องrêuuangกฎระเบียบgòt rá-bìiapแต่dtàeก็gâwดูแลdoo laeคนงานkon ngaanทุกคนtúk konในnaiไร่râiเป็นอย่างดีbpen yàang dee
Even though the bosses are strict about the rules, they take very good care of all the workers on the farm.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is คุณๆ said คุณ-คุณ?
kun kun
Thai spelling does not always show how a word sounds. This is how it is said.
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
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 | — | — |