คู่คุย
kûu-kuiMeanings
1NounB1
conversation partner
A person with whom someone has a conversation or regularly chats.
Examples
ลุงlungลุงlung1uncle (older brother of either parent)2older man (form of address)3council tree; lofty fig (northern Thai)ข้างบ้านkâang-bâanข้างบ้านkâang-bâan1next door; at the neighboring house2the house/people next door; neighbors3by the side of the house4next-door; neighboring (as a modifier)เป็นคู่bpen-kûuเป็นคู่bpen-kûu1[to] be in a pair; be paired2[to] be a couple (romantic)คุยkuiคุยkui1[to] chat; talk2[to] brag; boast3[to] talk to [sb] romantically; get to know a potential partner (colloq.)เรื่องrʉ̂ʉangเรื่องrʉ̂ʉang1matter; issue; subject2story; tale3classifier for stories/films/cases4about; regarding (as a topic marker)ต้นไม้dtôn-máaiต้นไม้dtôn-máai1tree2plants/greenery (general, esp. woody plants)ของkɔ̌ɔngของkɔ̌ɔng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuffคุณตาkun-dtaaคุณตาkun-dtaa1grandfather (maternal)2elderly man (polite address)
The older man next door is Grandpa’s conversation partner when it comes to plants.
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เวลาwee-laaเหงาngǎoคุณยายkun-yaaiจะjàโทรหาtoo-hǎaน้องสาวnɔ́ɔng-sǎaoเพราะprɔ́เป็นคู่bpen-kûuคุยkuiที่tîiคุยกันkui-ganได้dâaiทุกtúkเรื่องrʉ̂ʉang
When Grandma feels lonely, she calls her younger sister because she can talk to her about anything.
เพื่อนร่วมงานpʉ̂ʉan-rûuam-ngaanคนนี้kon-níiเป็นคู่bpen-kûuคุยkuiเรื่องrʉ̂ʉangฟุตบอลfút-bɔɔnของkɔ̌ɔngผมpǒmเราraoคุยกันkui-ganทุกครั้งtúk-krángหลังlǎngจบjòpการแข่งขันgaan-kɛ̀ng-kǎn
This coworker is the person I talk football with. We chat after every match.
แม้mɛ́ɛจะjàมีความเห็นmii-kwaam-hěnทางการเมืองtaang-gaan-mʉʉangต่างกันdtàang-ganลุงlungทั้งสองtáng-sɔ̌ɔngก็gɔ̂ยังyangเป็นคู่bpen-kûuคุยkuiที่tîiรับฟังráp-fangเหตุผลhèet-pǒnของkɔ̌ɔngกันและกันgan-lɛ́-ganเสมอsà-mə̌ə
Although the two older men have different political views, they remain conversation partners who always listen to each other’s reasoning.
2NounB1
potential romantic partner (informal)
A person someone is talking to and getting to know romantically, without yet being in an established relationship.
Examples
เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; she; him; her2they; them (context-dependent)3horn4mountain; hillเป็นคู่bpen-kûuเป็นคู่bpen-kûu1[to] be in a pair; be paired2[to] be a couple (romantic)คุยkuiคุยkui1[to] chat; talk2[to] brag; boast3[to] talk to [sb] romantically; get to know a potential partner (colloq.)ของฉันkɔ̌ɔng-chǎnของฉันkɔ̌ɔng-chǎnmy; mineเราraoเราrao1we; us2I; me (informal/regional)ยังไม่ได้yang-mâi-dâaiยังไม่ได้yang-mâi-dâai1not yet; haven’t yet2not yet possible; not yet permittedเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4alive; living5[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)แฟนfɛɛnแฟนfɛɛn1romantic partner2fan; supporterกันganกันgan1together; 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; earmark
He’s someone I’m talking to romantically. We’re not officially a couple yet.
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ฉันchănกับgàpคู่คุยkûu kuiไปกินข้าวbpai gin kâaoด้วยกันdûuai ganบ่อยbòiๆ-แต่dtàeยังไม่ได้yang mâi dâaiตกลงdtòk longเป็นbpenแฟนfaenกันgan
The person I’m getting to know romantically and I often go out to eat together, but we haven’t agreed to become a couple yet.
เธอtəəเพิ่งpə̂ngมีmiiคู่คุยkûu-kuiได้dâaiเดือนdʉʉanเดียวdiiaoเลยləəiอยากรู้yàak-rúuจักjàkเขาkǎoให้hâiมากขึ้นmâak-kʉ̂nก่อนจะgɔ̀ɔn-jàคบกันkóp-gan
She’s only been talking to him romantically for a month, so she wants to get to know him better before starting a relationship.
แม้mɛ́ɛเราraoจะjàคุยกันkui-ganทุกวันtúk-wanและlɛ́รู้สึกดีrúu-sʉ̀k-diiต่อกันdtɔ̀ɔ-ganแต่dtɛ̀ɛตอนนี้dtɔɔn-níiยังyangเป็นbpenแค่kɛ̂ɛคู่คุยkûu-kuiเพราะprɔ́ต่างฝ่ายต่างdtàang-fàai-dtàangยังyangไม่mâiพร้อมprɔ́ɔmจะjàเริ่มrə̂əmความสัมพันธ์kwaam-sǎm-panจริงจังjing-jang
Although we talk every day and have feelings for each other, we’re still just in the talking stage because neither of us is ready for a serious relationship.
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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คุยkuiคุยkui1[to] chat; talk2[to] brag; boast3[to] talk to [sb] romantically; get to know a potential partner (colloq.)[to] chat; talkPart 2
คู่คุยkûu-kuiคู่คุยkûu-kuiconversation partnerconversation partnerWord