คุ้นๆ
kún-kúnMeanings
1AdjectiveB1
vaguely familiar; seems familiar
seeming familiar but not being able to remember clearly; vaguely familiar.
Examples
หน้าnâaหน้าnâa1face2front; frontage3page4next; upcoming5in front; at the front6season; time of year7topping (food)ผู้ชายpôo chaaiผู้ชายpôo chaai1man; male (person)2boyfriend; male romantic partner (informal)คนkonคนkon1person; human2classifier: people3[to] stir; mix by stirringนั้นnánนั้นnán1that (distal demonstrative)2that one; that thing3(topic-marking or emphatic particle)ดูdooดูdoo1[to] look; watch; see2[to] examine; check; inspect3[to] seem; appear4try; have a go5[to] divine; tell fortune6[to] look after; watch; mindคุ้นๆkún-kúnคุ้นๆkún-kún1vaguely familiar; seems familiar2[to] vaguely remember; [to] seem to recallจังjangจังjangso; very (degree intensifier, postposed)
That man's face looks vaguely familiar.
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ฉันchănรู้สึกrúu-sèukคุ้นๆkún-kúnกับgàpสถานที่sà-tăan tîiแห่งนี้hàeng néeเหมือนเคยmĕuuan koieมาแล้วmaa láewแต่dtàeก็gâwนึกไม่ออกnéuk mâi òkว่าwâaมาmaaเมื่อไหร่mêuua-rài
This place seems vaguely familiar to me, as if I've been here before, but I can't recall when.
ทำนองเพลงtam-nong playngนี้néeมันmanคุ้นๆkún-kúnหูhŏoมากmâakเลยloieแต่dtàeจำjamไม่ได้mâi dâaiว่าwâaเป็นbpenเพลงplayngของkŏngใครkrai
The melody of this song sounds very familiar, but I can't remember whose song it is.
แม้ว่าmáe wâaชื่อchêuของเขาkŏng kăoจะjàฟังดูคุ้นๆfang doo kún kúnแต่dtàeผมก็pŏm gôrไม่สามารถmâi săa-mâatปะติดปะต่อbpà-dtìt-bpà-dtòrเรื่องราวrêuuang raaoได้เลยdâai loeiว่าwâaเคยkoeiรู้จักrúu jàkกันganที่ไหนtêe năiมาก่อนmaa gòn
Although his name sounded vaguely familiar, I couldn't piece together at all where we might have known each other from before.
2VerbB1
[to] vaguely remember; [to] seem to recall
to feel that something is familiar or remember it only a little; it 'rings a bell'.
Examples
อ๋อŏrอ๋อŏroh; I see; aha (realization)พอจะpor jàพอจะpor jàcan possibly; be able to (to some extent)คุ้นๆkún-kúnคุ้นๆkún-kún1vaguely familiar; seems familiar2[to] vaguely remember; [to] seem to recallชื่อchêuชื่อchêu1name2[to] be named; be called3reputation; renownนี้néeนี้née1this2this oneอยู่yòoอยู่yòo1[to] live; reside; stay2to be (located); be at3progressive/continuative marker4to exist; remainบ้างbâangบ้างbâang1some; any (unspecified, small set)2sometimes; occasionally3plural/variety marker (after question/request)4somewhat; at least a little
Oh, that name rings a bell.
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กgจำjamร้านอาหารráan aa-hăanที่têeเราraoไปbpaiกินกันgin ganที่têeเชียงใหม่chiiang màiได้ไหมdâi măiขkhaชื่อchêuร้านráanคุ้นๆkún-kúnนะnáแต่dtàeจำjamไม่ได้mâi dâaiว่าwâaหน้าตาnâa dtaaเป็นยังไงbpen yang ngai
A: "Do you remember the restaurant we went to in Chiang Mai?" B: "The name rings a bell, but I can't remember what it looked like."
พอporเพื่อนpêuuanเล่าเรื่องlâo rêuuangเก่าๆgào gàoสมัยเรียนsà-măi riianให้hâiฟังfangก็gâwเริ่มrêrmรู้สึกrúu-sèukคุ้นๆkún-kúnขึ้นมาkêun maaทันทีtan tee
When my friend started telling old stories from our school days, it started to ring a bell immediately.
รายละเอียดraai-lá-ìiatของkŏngคดีká-deeที่têeนักข่าวnák kàaoพูดถึงpôot tĕungทำให้tam hâiตำรวจdtam-rùuatนายnaaiหนึ่งnèungรู้สึกrúu-sèukคุ้นๆkún-kúnและláeนึกขึ้นได้néuk kêun dâiว่าwâaมันmanคล้ายกับkláai gàpคดีká-deeเก่าgàoที่têeยังyangปิดbpìtไม่mâiลงlong
The details of the case mentioned by the reporter rang a bell with one of the officers, who then remembered it was similar to an old, unsolved case.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is คุ้นๆ said คุ้น-คุ้น?
kún-kún
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 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 | — | — |