คู่ควง
kûu-kuuangMeaning
1NounB1
date; dating partner (informal)
A romantic or dating partner, especially someone who accompanies a person to social events as their date.
Examples
คืนนี้kʉʉn-níiคืนนี้kʉʉn-níi1tonight (the night of today)2tonightฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)จะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3will; would (in conditional results)ไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already past5too; excessivelyงานเลี้ยงngaan-líiangงานเลี้ยงngaan-líiangparty; banquet; reception; feast; functionกับgàpกับgàp1with; together with2and (informal)3side dish; accompaniment4against; versus5to; toward (recipient/target)6classifier: sets/pairs (spoon and fork)คู่ควงkûu-kuuangคู่ควงkûu-kuuangdate; dating partner (informal)คนใหม่kon-màiคนใหม่kon-mài1new person; newcomer; new member/hire2new romantic partner (colloquial)
Tonight I'm going to a party with my new date.
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เขาkăoพาpaaคู่ควงkôo kuuangไปbpaiงานแต่งงานngaan dtàeng ngaanและláeแนะนำให้náe-nam hâiเพื่อนpêuuanๆ-รู้จักrúu jàk
He brought his date to the wedding and introduced them to his friends.
เธอtəəไม่ได้mâi-dâaiพาpaaคู่ควงkûu-kuuangมาmaaงานเลี้ยงรุ่นngaan-líiang-rûnเพราะprɔ́เพิ่งpə̂ngเลิกกับlə̂ək-gàpแฟนfɛɛnเมื่อmʉ̂ʉaเดือนก่อนdʉʉan-gɔ̀ɔn
She didn't bring a date to the class reunion because she had broken up with her partner just last month.
ถึงtĕungเขาkăoจะพาjà paaเธอterไปbpaiออกงานòk ngaanในฐานะnai tăa-náคู่ควงkôo kuuangอยู่yòoบ่อยbòiๆ-แต่dtàeทั้งสองtáng sŏngก็gâwยังyangไม่mâiอยากyàakเรียกrîakความสัมพันธ์kwaam săm-panนี้néeว่าwâaการเป็นgaan bpenแฟนfaenกันgan
Although he often takes her to social events as his date, neither of them wants to label their relationship as officially being a couple yet.
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 markMai ek
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Falling tone
kûu
Starts high, rises a little, then drops clearly.
Low class + Mai ek → Falling
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
คู่kûuคู่kûu1pair; couple2classifier for pairs3even (number)4in pairs; double5[to] pair; matchpair; couplePart 1
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ควงkuuangควงkuuang1[to] spin; twirl; whirl2[to] go out with; date; escort[to] spin; twirl; whirlPart 2
คู่ควงkûu-kuuangคู่ควงkûu-kuuangdate; dating partner (informal)date; dating partner (informal)Word