คุ้น
kúnMeanings
1AdjectiveA2
familiar; used (to)
feeling familiar with or used to someone or something because of repeated exposure
Examples
ฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)คุ้นkúnคุ้นkún1familiar; used (to)2[to] be/get used to; [to] become familiar (with)3well-acquainted; intimateหน้าnâaหน้าnâa1face2front; frontage3page4next; upcoming5in front; at the front6season; time of yearพนักงานpá-nák-ngaanพนักงานpá-nák-ngaan1employee; staff member; worker2attendant; clerk (service role)ร้านนี้ráan-níiร้านนี้ráan-níithis shop; this storeแล้วlɛ́ɛoแล้วlɛ́ɛo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already; completed-action marker4and; and then (linking clauses)
I’m familiar with the staff’s faces at this shop now.
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He has started to feel familiar with the route to work after driving it every day.
The children are familiar with the teacher’s voice because they hear it every morning.
ดูduuไปbpaiสักพักsàk-pákฉันchǎnก็gɔ̂เริ่มrə̂əmคุ้นkúnกับgàpสำเนียงsǎm-niiangของเขาkɔ̌ɔng-kǎoแม้mɛ́ɛตอนแรกdtɔɔn-rɛ̂ɛkจะjàฟังยากfang-yâak
After watching for a while, I began to get familiar with his accent, even though it was hard to understand at first.
2VerbB1
[to] be/get used to; [to] become familiar (with)
to be or become used to someone or something through repeated experience
Examples
ฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)เริ่มrə̂əmเริ่มrə̂əm1[to] start; begin2[to] start to; begin toคุ้นkúnคุ้นkún1familiar; used (to)2[to] be/get used to; [to] become familiar (with)3well-acquainted; intimateกับgàpกับgàp1with; together with2and (informal)3side dish; accompaniment4against; versus5to; toward (recipient/target)6classifier: sets/pairs (spoon and fork)ตารางเรียนdtaa-raang-riianตารางเรียนdtaa-raang-riianclass schedule; timetableใหม่màiใหม่mài1new; not old2new; different; fresh3again; anew4new; inexperienced (novice)แล้วlɛ́ɛoแล้วlɛ́ɛo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already; completed-action marker4and; and then (linking clauses)
I’m starting to get used to the new class schedule.
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After a while, you’ll get used to the sound of the train passing every night.
พอpɔɔทำงานtam-ngaanครบkrópหนึ่งnʉ̀ngเดือนdʉʉanเขาkǎoก็gɔ̂เริ่มrə̂əmคุ้นkúnกับgàpขั้นตอนkân-dtɔɔnในnaiบริษัทbɔɔ-rí-sàt
After working for a month, he started to get used to the company’s procedures.
แม้mɛ́ɛช่วงแรกchûuang-rɛ̂ɛkจะjàสับสนsàp-sǒnแต่dtɛ̀ɛไม่นานmâi-naanทุกคนtúk-konก็gɔ̂คุ้นkúnกับgàpระบบrá-bòpใหม่màiและlɛ́ทำงานtam-ngaanได้dâaiลื่นไหลlʉ̂ʉn-lǎi
Although it was confusing at first, before long everyone became used to the new system and worked smoothly.
3AdjectiveB2
well-acquainted; intimate
closely acquainted with someone; on familiar terms
Examples
ฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)คุ้่นkúnกับgàpกับgàp1with; together with2and (informal)3side dish; accompaniment4against; versus5to; toward (recipient/target)6classifier: sets/pairs (spoon and fork)อาจารย์aa-jaanอาจารย์aa-jaan1teacher; instructor; professor (esp. tertiary)2honorific/title for a teacher3master (spiritual/martial/arts)ท่านtânท่านtân1you (formal/polite)2he; she (honorific)3sir; madam4honorific title5classifier (polite for persons)นี้níiนี้níi1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)เพราะprɔ́เพราะprɔ́1because2because of; due to3melodious; pleasant-soundingทำงานร่วมกันtam-ngaan-rûuam-ganทำงานร่วมกันtam-ngaan-rûuam-gan[to] work together; [to] collaborateมาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2[to] come to (a state or situation)3past/as of now aspect markerหลายlǎaiหลายlǎaimany; severalปีbpiiปีbpii1year2classifier: yearsเลยləəiเลยləəi1at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)2so; thus; then (immediate result)3completely; absolutely (emphasis)4[to] pass; go beyond; exceedคุยกันkui-ganคุยกันkui-gan1[to] talk together; chat2[to] discuss; talk things through; negotiate3[to] be talking (romantically); be seeing each other (informal)แบบbɛ̀ɛpแบบbɛ̀ɛp1style; type; kind; manner2model; pattern; design; template3form; questionnaire4in a ... way; -ly (pre-head adverbial marker)กันเองgan-eengกันเองgan-eeng1friendly; easygoing2among ourselves; among themselves; between yourselvesได้dâaiได้dâai1okay; sure; agreed2[to] get; obtain; receive3can; [to] be able to; may4[to] manage to; succeed in5actualized-action marker
I’m on familiar terms with this professor because we’ve worked together for years, so we can talk casually.
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เขาkăoคุ้นเคยkún koieกับgàpรุ่นพี่rûn pêeในnaiวงการwong gaanเลยloieติดต่อdtìt-dtòrขอคำแนะนำkŏr kam náe-namได้dâiสบายsà-baaiๆ-
He’s on familiar terms with seniors in the field, so he can easily reach out for advice.
พอpɔɔคุ้นkúnกับgàpหัวหน้าhǔua-nâaคนใหม่kon-màiแล้วlɛ́ɛoบรรยากาศban-yaa-gàatการประชุมgaan-bprà-chumก็gɔ̂ผ่อนคลายpɔ̀ɔn-klaaiกว่าgwàaเดิมdəəmมากmâak
Once we became familiar with the new boss, the meeting atmosphere became much more relaxed.
ฉันchǎnคุ้นkúnกับgàpครอบครัวkrɔ̂ɔp-kruuaเขาkǎoจนjonไปมาหาสู่bpai-maa-hǎa-sùuกันganเหมือนmʉ̌ʉanญาติyâat
I’m so familiar with his family that we visit each other like relatives.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markMai tho
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
High tone
kún
Starts high and keeps climbing.
Low class + Mai tho → High
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 | — | — |